Chungnam Province Expands City and County Sharing of 'Chemical Accident Situations' via App

Chungnam Province is expanding the target areas for the use of the ‘Chemical Accident Situation Sharing’ app to all cities and counties.

First screen of the chemical accident situation sharing app. Provided by Chungnam Province

According to Chungnam Province on the 25th, this app has been operated since 2020 for residents, businesses, and administrative agencies to share real-time chemical accident situations.

Until now, the app was mainly operated in Daesan-eup, a petrochemical industry-dense area including Seosan Dokgot-ri, Daejuk-ri, and Hwagok-ri.

However, starting today, the app usage area will be expanded to 285 eup, myeon, and dong across 15 cities and counties, where chat rooms will be created and operated. Local residents can immediately report chemical accident symptoms such as odors and dizziness through the app, and administrative agencies including Chungnam Province and city/county offices will share accident situation assessments and inter-agency response statuses in real time.

The app also includes a function to notify residents of various situations within factories, such as unstable combustion and emergency maintenance related to chemical accidents at business sites.

Chungnam Province explained that this method offers higher accessibility to information for residents compared to the existing one-way notification methods like disaster texts and village broadcasts, and is also useful for resolving inquiries.

Kim Yunseop, head of the Environmental Safety Management Division of Chungnam Province, said, “Through the app, it has become possible to share and provide quick and accurate information about local chemical accident sites,” adding, “We will continue efforts to minimize damage in emergencies through two-way communication.”

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