Seoul Fire Department Develops Safety Learning Materials for Children Aged 6-9... Free Distribution

Selecting a Monthly Safety Topic Suitable for the Season and Period, Producing Approximately 10 Pages

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 31st that it will provide free children's safety workbooks developed in collaboration with private companies to expand safety services for single-parent families and strengthen safety for school-age children.

The safety workbooks, designed for children aged 6 to 9, will be provided once a month, each about 10 pages long, focusing on safety topics appropriate to the season or period. The Fire and Disaster Headquarters is responsible for planning and providing safety education content, while 'Semteul-i' handled design and distribution. Considering the purpose of the workbook, it was named 'Eorini Anjeon Beot' (Children's Safety Friend).

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters and others planned and produced 'Eorini Anjeon Beot' as content combining learning and play, focusing on enhancing children's understanding and interest. Safety rules such as water play safety guidelines and fire evacuation instructions are linked with activities like connect-the-dots and hidden picture searches to facilitate learning.

In August, the workbook was distributed with the theme of water play safety rules, and in September, it was published with content on safety rules for the Chuseok holiday. As content accumulates, it is planned to be published in the form of a playbook.

Meanwhile, according to the National Statistical Portal, 250 children (aged 14 and under) died from accidents in 2020. Additionally, the number of accidental deaths per 100,000 children remained around 4 between 2016 and 2020, indicating the need for continuous attention to children's safety.

Choi Tae-young, head of the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, “This project was promoted to realize the city administration philosophy of ‘walking with the vulnerable’ and to spread interest and practice in safety.” He added, “We will make every effort to ensure that safety culture permeates daily life by diversifying safety content according to life cycles.”

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