Gyeonggi Province Completes Chemical Accident Safety Materials Translated into 10 Languages

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 19th that it has completed the production of chemical accident safety materials translated into 10 languages worldwide and plans to distribute them to facilities handling hazardous chemicals throughout the province where foreign workers are employed.

The province explained that it has produced and will distribute the safety materials to prevent chemical accidents in advance by enabling foreign workers (estimated at approximately 1,500) working at hazardous chemical handling facilities located throughout the province, including national industrial complexes such as Banwol and Sihwa, to learn about the dangers of hazardous chemicals and the importance of safe handling.
The chemical accident safety materials were produced in 10 languages including English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Uzbek, Cambodian, Indonesian, Thai, Bengali, Burmese, and Mongolian, and contain information on ▲safe handling methods for chemical substances ▲preparation and response methods for chemical accidents ▲emergency measures upon exposure to chemical substances ▲how to wear personal protective equipment and other content.
A notable feature is that the materials are structured with active use of visual resources such as photographs and illustrations to aid in the understanding of foreign workers.
The province has posted the safety materials on the sector-specific bulletin board on Gyeonggi Province's internet homepage (https://www.gg.go.kr/), making them freely available for use at facilities throughout the province.
The province plans to continue distribution and promotion efforts in conjunction with the provincial Disaster Management Headquarters to ensure that the relevant content is disseminated to facilities throughout the province.

Kim Jae-hoon, director of Gyeonggi Province's Environment Bureau, said, "We produced the safety materials in 10 languages to ensure that foreign workers working at hazardous chemical handling sites acquire knowledge about the importance of safe handling of hazardous chemicals and the dangers of chemical accidents," and expressed his hope that "the chemical accident safety materials will be actively utilized at various worksites and play a significant role in reducing the risk of chemical accidents occurring."