Suwon-si Conducts 'Environmental Safety Inspections' at 110 Children's Activity Spaces

Suwon City will conduct an 'Environmental Safety Inspection' to create safe activity spaces for children.

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province will conduct an 'environmental safety inspection' targeting 110 children's activity spaces within the jurisdiction.

On the 26th, Suwon City announced that, together with the Ministry of Environment, it will carry out a joint inspection from the 27th of this month until the 5th of next month to protect children's health from environmental hazardous substances and to create an environment where children can live safely.

The inspection targets 50 children's activity spaces, including daycare centers and children's playground facilities within apartment complexes in the area.

Suwon City will form inspection teams to visit the facilities and check compliance with environmental safety management standards such as corrosion and aging of paints, finishes, and flooring materials, heavy metals, and indoor air quality.

Additionally, 60 children's playground facilities that have impact-absorbing surface materials laid with sand will be inspected. Soil concentrations of lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury, and arsenic will be measured, and the presence of parasites (eggs) will also be checked.

Suwon City will guide immediate on-site correction for minor issues found during inspections, and for facilities judged non-compliant due to exceeding heavy metal permissible limits, administrative actions such as improvement orders and facility usage bans will be imposed.

Furthermore, measures will be taken to improve or replace finishes and flooring materials with 'environmental label certified products (eco-friendly products)'.

A Suwon City official stated, "We will strengthen management of spaces where children, who are vulnerable to environmental hazards, mainly engage in activities," adding, "We will strive to create an environment where children can play safely and with peace of mind."

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