Yongin City Recruiting 100 'Pedestrian Safety Officers' to Protect Pedestrians Near Construction Sites

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Gi-ho] Yongin Special City announced on October 20th that it will deploy Pedestrian Safety Officers starting next year to protect citizens traveling near construction sites, and is recruiting 100 participants from October 21 to November 20.

Pedestrian Safety Officers will be dispatched to construction sites such as pavement maintenance work that occupies part of sidewalks or gas pipe burial projects, where they will guide citizens to detour via temporary pedestrian routes and inspect safety facilities such as fences and signboards.

Applicants must be citizens aged 18 to 65 years old who have completed both basic occupational safety and health training for the construction industry in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the pedestrian safety officer training course conducted by the city.

Applications can be submitted through the city website (https://www.yongin.go.kr) or by visiting/calling the city's Road Structure Division at 031-6193-3296.

Once selected as a Pedestrian Safety Officer, individuals will work 8 hours a day at sidewalk occupation construction sites starting next year and will receive the 'standard wage for general workers in the construction project section of construction site labor rates' (as of 2024, 165,000 won per hour).

The city will conduct 'Pedestrian Safety Officer training' in December. The training will consist of theory including pedestrian guidance methods by type, including vulnerable pedestrians such as people with visual impairments, children, and the elderly, as well as field practical training.

A city official stated, "Following the 'Ordinance on the Operation of Pedestrian Safety Officers at Construction Sites in Yongin City' established in September, we are recruiting pedestrian safety officers for the first time to strengthen pedestrian safety around construction sites," and added, "We will do our best in operating and managing pedestrian safety officers to protect citizens from various hazards during construction and to contribute to job creation."