Jeonbuk Province's Special Safety Inspection of 'Water Play Areas'

Jeonbuk Province will conduct a special safety inspection on water play management areas, including safety facility management, from the 24th to the 28th of this month.

Within the province, 113 water play areas such as rivers and valleys are designated and managed as management areas and danger zones across 10 cities and counties. These areas include Jeongeup, Namwon, Gimje, Wanju, Jinan, Muju, Jangsu, Imsil, Sunchang, and Gochang.

Dongsang Unjangsan Valley, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk. The photo is not related to any specific article content. [Photo by Wanju-gun Office]

There are 79 management areas, which are inland water play areas such as valleys, rivers, and streams. There are 34 danger zones where water play is basically prohibited due to a high risk of casualties.

This inspection will focus mainly on water play management areas in regions affected by heavy rain. The province, cities/counties, and related organizations will conduct sample special safety inspections, while areas outside the target will undergo full inspections by the respective cities/counties.

The main points of the special safety inspection include ▲ overall status of safety facility installation and management ▲ confirmation of safety personnel deployment, and any deficiencies will be immediately addressed.

Yoon Dong-wook, Director of the Provincial Safety Office, stated, "After the rainy season, a full-scale influx of visitors to valleys and rivers is expected. We will cooperate with cities and counties to eliminate risk factors in advance and do our best to ensure that residents and visitors can enjoy water play safely."

Meanwhile, Jeonbuk Province has organized emergency duty teams at the provincial and city/county levels until the end of next month, the period for water safety measures, to maintain safety management on weekdays and weekends.

During the special measures period of one month starting from the 15th of this month, dedicated public officials will be assigned to water play management areas and danger zones to conduct daily patrol activities and make every effort to ensure safety.

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