Winter Festivals Held Across Gangwon... Gangwon-do Conducts Joint Safety Inspections

Expert Inspection Team Formed, Urging "Safety Personnel Control and Compliance with Safety Rules"

Safety Inspection at the Sancheoneo Festival Site [Hwacheon-gun]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Starting from the 6th, as winter festivals are officially held in various regions of Gangwon-do, the province has launched a joint inspection for safety management at festival sites.

According to the province on the 5th, the Taebaeksan Snow Festival (1.27~1.31), Hongcheongang Frozen Festival (1.13~1.24), Pyeongchang Daegwallyeong Snow Flower Festival (1.20~1.29), Cheorwon Hantangang Ice Trekking Festival (1.7~1.14), Hwacheon Ice Country Sancheoneo Festival (1.7~1.29), and Inje Icefish Festival (1.20~1.29) are scheduled to be held.

The main inspection targets are the appropriateness and implementation of the festival safety management plans, as well as facilities such as fire safety, gas, and electricity. Especially since many festivals are held on ice, the inspection will focus on the adequacy of the capacity, control of the number of people when the capacity limit is exceeded, and measures for dispersal.

If any issues are found during the inspection, the festival will proceed only after corrective actions are completed. If risk factors such as concerns about serious safety accidents are not improved, strong measures such as festival cancellation will be taken.

As many tourists are expected to visit the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival held this weekend, Kim Seong-ho, Director of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, will visit the site on the 5th to directly check the safety management measures and festival preparations.

Kim Jin-tae, Governor of Gangwon-do, said, "I hope everyone enjoys the winter romance and memories at the festivals in the province," and urged, "For a safe winter festival, visitors must strictly follow the control of safety management personnel and safety rules."

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