Cheongju Mayor Lee Jang-seop "Mourning the deceased sanitation worker, preparing safety measures" (comprehensive)

Cheongju Mayor Lee Jang-seop mourned the sanitation worker who died while working on the 9th and ordered the establishment of fundamental safety measures.

At the weekly business report held at the temporary government building on this day, Mayor Lee said, "I express my deepest condolences to the sanitation worker who died in an unfortunate accident while performing his duties for the citizens on the 5th of this month, and I also convey my sincere condolences to the bereaved family."

He then emphasized, “Using this accident as an opportunity, we need to look back on the overall working environment and safety management system of sanitation workers and prepare effective measures to prevent such unfortunate accidents from occurring again.”

In particular, he pointed out the risks that may arise while boarding and moving sanitation vehicles, and said, "It is difficult to fundamentally solve the safety problem by simply removing the external footrest of the vehicle," and instructed, "We must quickly come up with a plan so that sanitation workers can safely board and move in vehicles."

He also ordered, "Even if there are institutional restrictions based on the deceased's employment status, the city should do its best to provide practical help to the bereaved family, including funeral procedures, as they suffered an unexpected accident while working for the citizens."

Earlier, at around 5:20 am on the 5th of this month, A (20s), a part-time sanitation worker from Cheongju City, was hit and killed by a truck while riding on the back step of a garbage collection vehicle on a road in Yulyang-dong, Cheongwon-gu.

Fair World, a civic group, issued a statement on this day and emphasized, "Cheongju City has ignored the continuous demands of workers to create a safe work environment, such as removing scaffolding, increasing manpower, and adjusting work areas," and added, "Mayor Lee, the chief city official, must apologize to Cheongju citizens."

At the same time, they requested ▲ inspection of all vehicle safety standards and establishment of a plan to introduce a 'people-centered Korean-style sweeper' ▲ improvement of the working environment such as recruiting more personnel and adjusting work areas and work hours ▲ investigation of the circumstances of the accident and responsibility for safety management in Cheongju City ▲ full investigation of the safety status of all environmental sanitation work sites and disclosure of measures to prevent recurrence.