Gyeonggi Province to Prevent Water Accidents in Late Summer... Strengthens Safety Management with Five Cities and Counties

Gyeonggi to Maintain Emergency Duty, Deploy Safety Personnel, and Patrol High-Risk Areas Through September 13
Focused Inspections of Unmanaged Sites... Enhanced Oversight of Safety Facilities and Rescue Equipment

Gyeonggi Province is strengthening water safety management in anticipation of continued visitors to rivers and valleys due to the lingering late-summer heat.

Gyeonggi Province held a joint meeting on water safety management on the 4th, chaired by Safety Management Director Kim Gyusik, with five cities and counties including Namyangju, Pocheon, Yangpyeong, Gapyeong, and Yeoncheon. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

On September 4, Gyeonggi Province held a joint water safety management meeting chaired by Kyu-Sik Kim, Director of Safety Management, together with five cities and counties: Namyangju, Pocheon, Yangpyeong, Gapyeong, and Yeoncheon. The province decided to rigorously implement on-site safety management measures in September in order to prevent water-related accidents.

This meeting was organized to prevent any gaps in safety management until the end of the water safety management period, which runs through September 13, as there continues to be a steady stream of visitors to rivers and valleys even after the peak summer season.

During the meeting, the province and the five cities and counties shared their progress on water safety management and discussed the following topics: maintaining emergency duty and situation management systems, deploying safety management personnel, conducting patrols of managed areas and high-risk zones, and publicizing and promoting safety guidelines for visitors.

Until the end of the safety management period, the province will continue to assign safety management personnel to supervised water recreation areas and high-risk zones, maintaining on-site inspections. Patrols will also be strengthened at major water recreation sites, such as rivers and valleys, taking into account the number of visitors and on-site conditions in each city and county.

Each city and county has also been asked to closely monitor not only managed areas but also unmanaged locations that are frequently visited, in order to guide visitors away from risky behaviors and educate them on safety rules.

The maintenance status of safety facilities and rescue equipment will be checked continuously. Safety management personnel on site will receive education and undergo site inspections at least once a week, aiming to maintain a rapid response system in case of an accident.

Kyu-Sik Kim, Director of Safety Management at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Although the peak season has passed, there may still be many visitors to rivers and valleys on hot days," and requested, "I ask the province and the cities and counties to work closely together to thoroughly prevent accidents and minimize casualties."

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