Gyeongnam Province to Achieve Zero Safety Accidents at Sunset and Sunrise Viewing Spots

Special Safety Inspections Implemented to Prevent Crowd Congestion Accidents

Citizens are watching the rising sun to welcome the New Year at Upo Wetland in Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do will conduct a special safety inspection from the 30th to the 31st to prevent safety accidents at various year-end and New Year events.

Governor Park Wan-su instructed, "As many events such as local festivals related to sunset and sunrise will be held during the year-end and New Year period, special management should be carried out to ensure that residents are not inconvenienced and their safety is not compromised."

Accordingly, Gyeongnam Province will conduct sample inspections over two days at 10 locations including famous sunset and sunrise spots and large-scale local festivals and event venues within the province, while other events will be self-inspected by city and county authorities.

The inspection will focus on preventing crowd congestion accidents based on the standard safety management plan distributed by the province on the 23rd.

The standard plan includes ▲ measures to disperse temporarily concentrated crowds and crowds at the start and end of events ▲ traffic management and order maintenance plans at event sites ▲ visualization of movement paths such as securing visibility of walkways and stairs ▲ deployment plans for safety personnel in high crowd density risk areas ▲ accident response plans, etc.

An official from the province stated, "We will thoroughly manage safety to ensure that no safety accidents occur at any year-end and New Year events in the province," and added, "Residents visiting sunset and sunrise event sites must strictly follow safety rules to prevent accidents."

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