Pohang City Takes Proactive Responsibility for Citizen Safety Ahead of Jeongwol Daeboreum!

Safety Management Working Committee Meeting

Preparation of Safety Management Plans by Sector

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City held a safety management working committee meeting on the 26th ahead of the large crowds expected for Jeongwol Daeboreum, taking proactive safety inspection measures.

At the committee meeting, related organizations including the police station, fire station, Korea Electrical Safety Corporation, Korea Gas Safety Corporation, Pohang Meteorological Observatory, as well as the health center and event organizing groups participated to review the Jeongwol Daeboreum safety management plan and discuss measures to ensure citizen safety.

Pohang City held a Safety Management Working Committee meeting on the 26th ahead of Jeongwol Daeboreum.

They examined plans for various events held during Jeongwol Daeboreum such as Daljip burning and traditional folk games, the appropriateness of subsidiary events, safety management measures at event sites including rescue and first aid, gas, and electricity, and discussed securing emergency evacuation routes, maintaining order for crowd safety, and traffic measures to alleviate citizen inconvenience.

Additionally, the city plans to conduct joint on-site safety inspections according to the safety management plan before the events to prevent fires or mass crowd accidents in advance.

Namjin Kim, Director of the Urban Safety and Marine Bureau, stated, “We are especially strengthening safety preparations for events and facilities where large crowds gather recently. We will establish a close cooperation system to proactively respond without letting our guard down in daily life to protect the safety of citizens.”

When hosting local festivals, Pohang City secures citizen safety by preparing a safety management plan that includes matters related to the persons and organizations managing the festival venues and facilities, fire prevention and measures to prevent casualties, securing and deploying safety management personnel, and emergency response procedures, especially when ▲the maximum number of spectators exceeds 1,000 at once ▲the event is held on mountains or water surfaces ▲explosive materials such as fire, fireworks, petroleum products, or flammable gases are used.

Also, the city formed a joint inspection team including experts and conducted extensive safety inspections of multi-use facilities and accident-prone facilities before the Lunar New Year holidays in December last year and this year.

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