Ministry of the Interior and Safety Inspects Safety Management Measures for Chuseok Holiday... Checks Preparedness for Safety Management

14 Central Government Ministries and 17 Cities and Provinces Attend

On the 1st, eight days before the Chuseok holiday, officials are sorting Chuseok parcel mail at the Dong Seoul Postal Logistics Center in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety held a "Chuseok Holiday Safety Management Measures Inspection Meeting" chaired by Kim Seong-ho, Director of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters, with the participation of 14 related central ministries and 17 metropolitan cities and provinces on the 1st to ensure that the public can spend the holiday safely.

At this meeting, safety management measures of related agencies were reviewed in areas such as transportation, tourism and leisure facilities, and coastal passenger ships to prevent potential safety accidents during the Chuseok holiday in advance.

First, during the Chuseok holiday period, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will maintain a 24-hour situation management system centered on the Central Disaster and Safety Situation Room, checking weather and traffic conditions daily with related agencies and responding promptly to major accidents. To prevent this Chuseok holiday from becoming an opportunity for the resurgence of COVID-19, the ministry plans to work with other ministries and local governments to inspect quarantine status at major transportation facilities, venues, and retail stores, strengthening infectious disease control.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will establish special transportation measures and operate a task force to strengthen traffic safety and quarantine management during the Chuseok period. In preparation for the large-scale movement during Chuseok, safety inspections will be conducted in road, railway, and aviation sectors, and road congestion will be alleviated through the opening of new roads and expanded traffic information services. Additionally, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, quarantine measures will be thoroughly implemented at highway rest areas, stations, airports, and other facilities.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will inspect the management status of facilities to ensure that the public can safely use amusement parks and campgrounds during the holiday period, and conduct on-site crackdowns on unregistered campgrounds as part of safety management. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will establish and operate a special transport task force and maintain a 24-hour cooperative system with related agencies to respond swiftly in case of marine accidents.

Furthermore, the National Fire Agency will strengthen fire safety prevention activities and establish an emergency response posture to prevent fire-related accidents. They will conduct fire safety inspections by visiting fire-vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals and carry out intensive public fire prevention campaigns through various media including radio and social networking services (SNS).

In addition, each ministry has prepared measures such as emergency medical system operation (Ministry of Health and Welfare), infectious disease spread prevention (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), industrial accident prevention (Ministry of Employment and Labor), gas and electrical facility safety (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy), and forest fire prevention (Korea Forest Service), while local governments will also establish and implement safety management measures tailored to regional circumstances.

Kim Seong-ho, Director of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, expressed gratitude for the efforts of related ministries and local government officials working hard to prevent accidents and respond to disasters for the safety of the public's daily lives, and urged, “Please thoroughly review the safety management measures established by each agency and do your best in disaster and safety management so that the public can spend a safe and comfortable Chuseok holiday until the last day of the holiday.”

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