Joint Safety Council Meeting for Wholesale Rights and Garak Mall Distributors at Garak Market

Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation Goes All Out for Fire Prevention with Garak Market Distributors

The Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation (President Moon Young-pyo) held the ‘Garak Mall and Wholesale District Joint Distributor Safety Council’ on the 6th to strengthen the response capabilities to fires and safety accidents at Garak Market.

The ‘Council’ aims to establish a collaborative system between the corporation and distributor organizations to ensure the safety of Garak Market users and distribution workers. Ten organizations affiliated with the Garak Mall Distributors Association and 17 cooperatives of intermediate wholesalers in fruits, vegetables, and seafood from the wholesale district attended.

The council shared opinions on proactive responses to fire risk factors in the basement of Garak Mall, cooperation for comprehensive fire facility inspections in the second half of the year, prevention of safety accidents involving logistics transport equipment, and prohibition of storage around fire facilities. They also agreed to conduct a fire prevention campaign in preparation for Chuseok.

Additionally, a reward was given to a distributor who prevented a fire through initial safety measures during a hazardous situation that occurred while charging an electric vehicle in August.

Im Jae-geun, Head of the Safety General Team, said, “Thanks to the collaboration between the corporation and distributor organizations, there have been no facility fires this year, which is very gratifying. We will continue to do our best in safety management to ensure Garak Market remains fire-free.”

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