Assemblyman Yoon Young-deok: "Education Facilities Safety and Maintenance Act Passed by National Assembly"

Safety measures for educational facilities vulnerable to fire accidents, such as schools and dormitories, will be further strengthened.

On January 9, the partial amendment bill (alternative) of the "Act on Safety and Maintenance of Educational Facilities, etc." proposed by Representative Yoon Young-duk (The Democratic Party of Korea, Gwangju Dong-gu Nam-gu Gap) passed the plenary session of the National Assembly.

According to the amendment, when establishing (new construction, reconstruction, extension, rebuilding, relocation) kindergartens and special schools, the installation of facilities such as sprinklers will be mandatory to protect students vulnerable to evacuation in case of fire.

In addition, when establishing temporary classrooms and dormitories or boarding facilities, which are fire-vulnerable facilities, fire-fighting facilities such as sprinklers must also be installed.

Fire accidents in educational facilities occur about 100 times annually, highlighting the urgent need for safety measures for educational facilities.

In particular, when fires occur in special schools, school dormitories, and sports team boarding facilities, students find it difficult to evacuate quickly, which can lead to major accidents. Therefore, there have been many calls to mandate the installation of fire-fighting facilities such as sprinklers, which are effective in early fire suppression.

Representative Yoon Young-duk said, "With this amendment, we have taken a step closer to creating schools safe from fire," and added, "I will carefully oversee the enforcement process to ensure there are no difficulties."

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