● SK chemicals Undertakes Fire Drill
- Total of 700 employees and firefighters participated in the exercise
- Focused on coordinated rapid response through pre-exercise meetings and simulationsSK chemicals has undertaken a fire drill jointly with the Bundang Fire Department.
The company said on October 11 that it launcheda rescue-and-response exercise in its R&D buildings in Seongnam City, with the Bundang Fire Department firefighters on site.
The exercise was intended to familiarizethe company＇s staff members with what to do during an emergency to save lives and minimize property damage.
The drill was undertaken as a simulation of casualties due to a fire in the buildings. The fire was first brought under control by the SK chemicals volunteer firefighters who also initiated the evacuation mission, followed by the arrival of 29 firefighters from the fire department in nine fire trucks who put out the fire completely and sent the injured to the hospital.
SK chemicals and the fire department, which had met several times before the drill to discuss roles and responsibilities of each party, focused on minimizing human casualties and property damage by rapidly responding to the disaster in a coordinated manner.
Lee Hong-jae, head of the field response team with the Bundang Fire Department who was also in charge of the entireexercise, said, "Because chemical R&D facilities have large quantities of combustible materials, even a small fire may result in huge damage. It is of utmost necessity to have ongoing safety training so that everyone can respond calmly even when facing a disaster."
Choi Kyung-hwan, leader of the business support team at SK chemicals, said, "We are committed to keeping people＇s lives and properties safe by establishing an always-on fire response system through authentic disaster simulations."
SK chemicals has already started highly organized safety training and disaster prevention programs while assigning safety managers in all its production sites in Ulsan, Andong, and Osan, as well as in ＇Eco-Lab,＇ the R&D site, in its headquarters. In addition, annual fire drills have been held in all company buildings since 2013.
#Photo Caption: SK chemicals undertook a joint fire drill with the Bundang Fire Department in the afternoon of October 10 at its ＇Eco-Lab＇ R&D center in Pangyo, near Seoul.