Changwon Special City, All-Out Safety Management Efforts Amid Peak Crowd Season for Autumn Events

Strengthening Special Safety Management Measures Including Operation of Crowd Accident Prevention Team

Despite efforts to prevent and eradicate safety accidents, various large and small disaster safety incidents such as building collapses and large-scale fires continue to occur throughout our society, greatly increasing the importance of the safety sector.

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam Province is operating a special safety management period for crowd-dense areas until the end of November, coinciding with the peak festival season in autumn following the recovery of daily life after COVID-19.

Lee Jung-jae, Chief Safety Officer of Changwon Special City, is holding a regular briefing.

This special safety management period has been established to proactively prevent safety accidents caused by large-scale festivals such as the Chrysanthemum Festival, K-Pop World Festival, and the cultural diversity festival MAMF.

Accordingly, from October to November, joint inspections are being conducted in the preparation stages of large-scale festivals with the participation of police, fire departments, and private experts.

Furthermore, once the festivals begin, a close cooperation system with related organizations will be established to share on-site situations and build a safety management system capable of rapid response, thereby enhancing the safety of autumn festivals.

In particular, Changwon City will operate a festival “Crowd Accident Prevention Team” including safety-related organizations such as police and fire departments for major city festivals expected to attract many tourists, such as the Masan Chrysanthemum Festival held on the 28th.

Additionally, for events without organizers that raise concerns about crowd density, such as Halloween and the College Scholastic Ability Test day, the city plans to collaborate with district offices to implement proactive safety measures including situation management to prevent crowd-related accidents.

Lee Jeong-je, the Safety General Manager, stated, “Since autumn is the season when many representative festivals of our region are held, we will cooperate with related organizations to ensure that no blind spots in safety management occur.”

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