Yangcheon-gu, Ministry of the Interior and Safety National Safety Education Evaluation 'Excellent District' for 2 Consecutive Years

Strengthening Expertise of Yangcheon Safety Experience Center
Highly Rated for Promoting Safety Experience Education

Yangcheon-gu Mayor Lee Gi-jae experiencing safety education at the Yangcheon Life Safety Experience Center. Provided by Yangcheon-gu.

Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced on the 27th that it has been selected as an Excellent Safety District for two consecutive years by receiving high scores in strengthening the expertise of the Life Safety Experience Center and revitalizing safety experience education in the ‘2024 National Safety Education Status Inspection Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The ‘National Safety Education Status Inspection Evaluation’ has been conducted annually since 2019 targeting safety education institutions nationwide in accordance with the Basic Act on the Promotion of National Safety Education. This year, it was conducted targeting 25 central government ministries and 243 local governments nationwide.

In this evaluation, the district received high marks for ▲ designation of Yangcheon Life Safety Experience Education Center as a Ministry of the Interior and Safety certified specialized institution for children’s safety education ▲ a significant 60% increase in the number of safety education participants compared to the previous year (about 83,000 people) ▲ maintenance of the aging children’s traffic safety education facility, contributing to strengthening the expertise of life safety education and spreading a safety culture.

Since 2016, the district has been operating the Yangcheon Life Safety Experience Education Center to provide safety education and disaster prevention dissemination for residents, conducting experiential education such as ▲ cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ▲ use of automated external defibrillators (AED) ▲ emergency trauma first aid including dressing and bandaging for bleeding and burns.

In particular, it conducts CPR education using the ‘feedback training mannequin,’ the first of its kind introduced among autonomous districts, and has increased trainee interest and satisfaction by incorporating racing game content into CPR education.

This year, the district plans to enhance residents’ life safety capabilities by operating 200 sessions annually of customized life safety education visiting about 4,000 residents. In addition, based on the results of this safety education status inspection, areas needing improvement will be addressed and reflected in the 2025 safety education implementation plan.

Mayor Lee Gi-jae said, “As social interest in disasters, accidents, and various safety incidents has recently increased, we will continue to operate safety experience education programs that can be utilized in actual accident situations to enhance residents’ disaster response capabilities.”

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