Suwon Urban Corporation Moves to Create Barrier-Free Workplace Environment

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Suwon Urban Corporation (President Heo Jeong-moon) announced on the 3rd that it will pursue 'Barrier Free (BF) Certification for Living Environments without Obstacles' for all its workplaces this year.

This initiative aims to preemptively eliminate barriers so that socially disadvantaged groups experience no inconvenience in using the corporation's facilities, thereby enhancing convenience and safety.

BF certification is a system that certifies whether facilities are managed to ensure that pregnant women, people with disabilities, and citizens experiencing temporary disabilities feel no inconvenience in accessing and using facilities.

The certification is based on the 'Act on Guaranteeing Convenience for Persons with Disabilities' and the 'Act on Improvement of Mobility for the Transportation Disadvantaged,' and is certified by the Korea Disability Development Institute, established in accordance with relevant laws.

Certification targets are individual facilities (buildings), and a single building within a workplace is also eligible.

Prior to formally pursuing certification, the corporation conducted a status inspection of all workplaces last month. The inspection revealed the need for installing guidance signs and installing non-slip surfaces on slopes, among other measures.

Accordingly, the corporation plans to implement customized facility improvements by workplace based on age, gender, purpose of visit, and other factors through the first half of this year.

In the second half of the year, the corporation plans to pursue preliminary certification and submit certification applications by workplace, and next year it plans to expand BF certification to buildings at all workplaces.

President Heo Jeong-moon said, "We will do our best to ensure the safety of not only corporation users but also Suwon citizens by creating a safe workplace environment without obstacles."