Gyeonggi Fire Department's 'Fire Safety Innovation Workplace Project' Progressing Smoothly for Small Businesses

Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters is conducting fire safety education for foreign workers.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters has selected Sewon Precision Co., Ltd., located in Ansan City, as the second 'Fire Safety Innovation Workplace.'

The Innovation Workplace project is an initiative by the provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters to select small businesses with a total floor area of less than 400㎡, enhance fire safety facilities and ensure evacuation safety, then compare the before-and-after improvements to promote the necessity of fire safety management to other small businesses.

Current fire laws require businesses with a total floor area of 400㎡ or more to be equipped with fire safety facilities. However, small businesses under 400㎡ are exempt from mandatory installation of various fire safety equipment such as emergency alarm systems and sprinklers, making them highly vulnerable to fire risks. In fact, fire statistics over the past five years show that fires occurring in small factories under 5000㎡ accounted for 87% of all factory fires.

The provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters installed eight types of fire safety equipment, including fire alarms, throughout the workplace, changing rooms, dormitories, and offices at the site. Additionally, fire safety education was provided to foreign workers, and multilingual disaster action guidelines produced in various foreign languages were distributed.

The representative of Sewon Precision expressed gratitude, saying, "The installation of useful fire safety equipment has not only increased caution when handling fire but also provided an opportunity for employees to pay more attention to fire prevention. I am satisfied to be working in a safe workplace."

Earlier, in March, the provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters selected the first Innovation Workplace, installing fire safety equipment such as large fire extinguishers, fire alarms, and emergency lights, and distributing safety items like emergency whistles.

Jo Sun-ho, head of the provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters, emphasized, "The Fire Safety Innovation Workplace presents a model answer that fire prevention can be achieved with a very small amount of money, encouraging other small businesses to install fire safety facilities. We will continue to discover Innovation Workplaces with poor safety conditions and take the lead in creating safer workplaces."

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