Safety management towers to be established in municipalities

The Korean Ministry and Security Administration recently delivered a series of updated directives for the safety systems of local governments. These include plans for the establishment and management of safety control towers.

According to the guidelines, current autonomous government agencies will be reorganized into a ‘Safety Administration,’ and will have control over different types of disasters, such as social disasters, natural disasters, large fires, and human disasters as well. The Safety Coordination Division will become affiliated with this new Safety Administration.

The Safety Coordination Division will serve as the safety-hub for various areas by coordinating a city's safety policy, offering a comprehensive and systematic analysis of their safety systems, and operating a 24-hour safety situation room which has access to all available observational resources.

Each province will designate a safety management coordination division within the month in every municipality in each city. The reorganization will be completed through self-regulation and restructuring by next month.

The Ministry and Security Administration predicts an increase in the number of needed officials when the Safety Coordination Division is established.