Seoul Fire Department Selects 15 Sites for 'Fire Safety Model Award'... Promoting Voluntary Safety Management

Selected 5 Sites in 3 Categories for Excellence in Fire Safety Management
Top Awards by Category: Special Grade Seoul International Finance Center, Grade 1 Konkuk University, Grades 2 and 3 Jangchung Gymnasium Winners

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 19th that it has selected 15 sites as the Seoul Fire Safety Model Awards for this year.

The Fire Safety Model Award is a system that has been promoted since 2008 to select workplaces with excellent safety management, certify and reward them, thereby encouraging business owners' voluntary safety awareness and creating a safe environment.

This year, the Fire Safety Model Awards were divided into three categories (Special Grade, Grade 1, Grades 2 and 3) to enhance fairness according to safety management levels. To ensure fairness and objectivity in selecting workplaces, a judging committee composed of external experts was formed, and the evaluation proceeded through a three-step process including preliminary evaluation, on-site verification, and an excellent case presentation contest.

In the Grade 1 category, Konkuk University won the grand prize, Samsung Seoul Hospital received the highest award, and Samsung Electronics Seoul R&D Campus, Myeongdong Cathedral, and Mapo Art Center were selected for excellence awards. In the Grades 2 and 3 category, Jangchung Gymnasium received the grand prize, Gangnam Circular Road Gwanak Tunnel won the highest award, and Yeongdeungpo Underground Shopping Center, SK Telecom Suyu Office, and Samsung Digital Plaza Sanggye Center were selected for excellence awards.

For the Fire Safety Model Awards, a total of 30 awards were given, including group certificates for the grand prize sites and individual certificates for fire safety managers. Fire safety managers who received individual certificates in each category were also awarded a certain prize money.

The 15 sites finally selected for the Fire Safety Model Awards were presented with certificates and plaques. The certification is valid for two years, during which the Fire Safety Model Award plaque must be displayed, and special fire inspections and joint fire drills are exempted.

Park Seong-yeol, Head of Prevention Division, said, “We thank the stakeholders of the excellent workplaces selected for the Fire Safety Model Awards for their hard work,” and added, “We hope that the excellent cases of the Fire Safety Model Awards will be shared and disseminated to many fire safety targets, strengthening safety management centered on citizen safety.”

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