Ulsan Office of Education to Inspect Summer Water Play Danger Zones Directly

Education Office Staff Patrol 50 Valleys and Streams Directly

Identifying and Improving Hazards, Sharing School Safety Information

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Cheon Changsu) announced on the 16th that, in order to prevent water safety accidents during the summer, safety officers from the city and local education offices will directly visit and inspect water-related risk areas and facilities in Ulsan throughout July.

The water safety risk areas include six water play risk locations such as Seonbawi Recreation Area and other valleys and rivers, eight beaches and coastal areas, nine outdoor water play facilities, nineteen water play-type children's playgrounds, and eight fountain facilities, totaling fifty locations.

The education office's safety officers plan to identify water safety risk factors and recommend improvement measures to the relevant local governments. They will also collect and organize safety information from these areas to share with schools, utilizing the data as educational materials for water safety training.

As the summer season approaches, opportunities for water activities at water parks, beaches, valleys, and rivers are increasing. However, with frequent heavy rains and heatwaves due to abnormal weather conditions, the risk of water safety accidents involving students is also rising.

In response, the Ulsan Office of Education established a summer water safety action plan last month and provided guidance to all schools.

Each school will organize networks with relevant agencies and develop water safety accident prevention plans, including safety rules and education for water activities. They will also send out information letters and conduct various promotional activities.

An official from the Ulsan Office of Education stated, "We will strive to protect the lives of our students by conducting pre-inspections of various risk factors and providing educational materials, laying the foundation for safe schools and a happy local community."

Over the past five years in Ulsan, two fatal accidents have occurred at Ilsan Beach and Seonbawi area. Both accidents happened when guardians such as parents were not present.

Accordingly, schools have strengthened safety education training involving parents and posted water safety educational materials on their websites. They have also carried out various activities, including sending home information letters and promoting safety through SMS messages.

The safety officer of Ulsan Office of Education personally inspects dangerous water play areas during the summer season.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.