Gyeonggi-do Provides 'Heatwave Safety Supplies' to 2,250 Construction Sites with Less Than 500 Million KRW

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province will provide safety supplies such as cool sleeves to 2,250 vulnerable private construction sites with a project scale of less than 500 million won in preparation for the heatwave.

On the 29th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will supply heatwave safety supplies to 2,250 vulnerable private construction sites with a project scale of less than 500 million won in the province to minimize the occurrence of heat-related illnesses among outdoor construction workers who are directly exposed to the heatwave and have vulnerable working environments.

Min Ju-sik, head of the Labor Safety Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We will actively take the lead in establishing and spreading a safety culture, including pilot support of heatwave safety supplies for ultra-small-scale (less than 500 million won) construction sites with vulnerable working environments."

As of April, there are about 12,000 construction sites in the province. Among them, ultra-small-scale construction sites with less than 500 million won account for 20%, or 2,250 sites.

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