War Against Summer... Ulsan Office of Education Operates Task Force for Heatwave Preparedness

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education will operate a dedicated task force until September 30 to prepare for the summer heatwave.

The task force is composed of six departments, with the Safety General Division as the command center, along with the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Division, Physical Education, Arts and Health Division, and the Educational Facilities Division. Going forward, the task force will organize heatwave response measures by responsible duties and prepare for disaster situations.

The Ulsan Office of Education urged all schools and institutions to engage in preventive activities against heatwaves. They advised maintaining an indoor-outdoor temperature difference of around 5℃ when using air conditioners and conducting pre-inspections of cooling facilities before full operation.

To prevent food poisoning during the summer, regular disinfection of meal utensils was also requested, and step-by-step measures for issuing special weather alerts such as heatwave advisories and heatwave warnings were provided.

Additionally, when weather alerts are issued, the superintendent or school principal will promptly decide and announce adjustments to school start and end times, remote classes, or school closures, considering weather and on-site conditions.

Ulsan Office of Education.

When a heatwave advisory is issued, emergency school contact networks will be activated, shortened classes will be considered, outdoor activities such as physical education will be restricted, and emergency class measures such as strengthening school meal hygiene management will be prepared.

When a heatwave warning is issued, adjustments to school start and end times, review and decisions on remote classes or school closures, prohibition of outdoor activities such as physical education, and inspections of school meal hygiene management will be decided and announced.

The Ulsan Office of Education plans to decide on adjustments to school start and end times, remote classes, or school closures depending on weather conditions, and will promptly inform students and parents via text messages or the e-Notifier service.

A representative from the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education stated, “As the Korea Meteorological Administration predicts the intensity of heatwaves will continue to increase, we will take preventive measures in advance and organize a response system upon issuance of weather alerts to prevent damage caused by heat-related illnesses and heatwaves.”

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