Yeongdeungpo District Opens 330-Square-Meter Lounge for Environmental Officers

On June 26, the Yeongdeungpo District Office in Seoul announced that it has established and begun operating a new dedicated lounge space to improve the working environment and welfare of environmental officers.

The district has set up an "Environmental Officers' Lounge" in Yeongdeungpo-dong, which officially opened on June 25. The previous lounge in Yangpyeong-dong was an old prefabricated building, which was cramped and had problems such as water leakage, making it inconvenient for use.

Environmental Officer and Ho-Kwon Choi, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District. Provided by Yeongdeungpo District Office.

To guarantee rest time for environmental officers, the district created a new dedicated lounge space of approximately 330 square meters (about 100 pyeong) on the second floor of the Yeongdeungpo Community Self-Sufficiency Center building. This new facility addresses the limitations of existing prefabricated rest areas and improves site and functionality to accommodate field work needs such as storage for work clothes and equipment.

Notably, this is the district's first exclusive space for on-site workers established within a public office building, which is significant in that it provides a more pleasant working environment.

The facility is equipped with rest areas, changing rooms, showers, laundry rooms, and heating and cooling systems. The layout connects the entrance to the changing and laundry spaces, enhancing user convenience and hygiene management. Last year, the district also invested 70 million won to improve six lounge facilities, including waterproofing and leakage repairs, electrical system upgrades, and restroom improvements.

Ho-Kwon Choi, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, stated, "We have established this lounge so that environmental officers, who work diligently from early morning to keep Yeongdeungpo clean, can rest in a better environment," adding, "I hope the new facility will greatly enhance job satisfaction and help create a safer work environment for our environmental officers."

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