Youngpoong Seokpo Smelter Conducts Joint Drill With Fire Authorities for Fire and Hazardous Chemical Leak Response
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Youngpoong Seokpo Smelter said it conducted the '2026 Joint Fire Drill and Hazardous Chemical Response Drill' on the 17th with the Seokpo 119 Local Unit of the Bonghwa Fire Station.
More than 50 people, including officials from related departments at Seokpo Smelter and officials from the Seokpo 119 Local Unit of the Bonghwa Fire Station, took part in the drill, and one 119 fire pump truck and one 8-ton specialized fire truck were deployed.
The drill was conducted by assuming fire and hazardous chemical leak situations such as sulfuric acid, and focused on checking procedures for initial suppression, reporting, evacuation, neutralization, and cleanup.
Youngpoong Seokpo Smelter is pushing ahead with efforts to strengthen on-site response capabilities for disasters such as fires and hazardous chemical leaks. Accordingly, Youngpoong Seokpo Smelter announced that it conducted the '2026 Joint Fire Drill and Hazardous Chemical Response Drill' on the 17th with the Seokpo 119 Local Unit of the Bonghwa Fire Station.
More than 50 people, including officials from related departments at Seokpo Smelter and officials from the Seokpo 119 Local Unit of the Bonghwa Fire Station, took part in the drill. Equipment deployed included one 119 fire pump truck and one 8-ton specialized fire truck owned by Seokpo Smelter.
Youngpoong said the drill was aimed at enabling a swift and systematic response in the event of fires or leaks of hazardous chemicals such as sulfuric acid. The focus was on checking the response system by deploying personnel and equipment together in preparation for an actual accident.
Youngpoong said the goals of the drill were to minimize damage to people and property and prevent the accident from spreading to surrounding areas. Seokpo Smelter reviewed its disaster response system through the joint drill with the fire authorities.
The drill was conducted based on a scenario assuming a real disaster situation. It proceeded in the following order: initial fire suppression, confirmation of a sulfuric acid leak, transmission of fire and disaster alerts and reporting to 119, initial response and suppression, evacuation of people, and guidance for evacuation, rescue, and first aid.
This was followed by procedures for emergency measures in the event of a sulfuric acid leak, communication of the response situation, prevention of further spread of the leak, neutralization, and handling of the leak situation. The drill sequentially covered the procedures from initial confirmation and transmission to reporting, suppression, evacuation, and cleanup in response to fires and sulfuric acid leaks.
Participants carried out step-by-step response procedures by role, assuming an actual accident. The scope of the response procedures ranged from initial situation reporting to on-site response, evacuation of people, and accident cleanup, through which they sought to improve on-site response capabilities. They also practiced how to use fire extinguishers, fire water supply systems, and specialized fire trucks, while checking their practical response abilities.
Youngpoong Seokpo Smelter said it believes that swift and systematic response at the early stage of an accident is important in emergencies such as fires and hazardous chemical leaks. It added that it plans to continue conducting joint drills with fire authorities and reviewing its on-site response system in order to ensure the safety of employees and local residents and to further strengthen its disaster response capabilities.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Kwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407122
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