Recently, the Office of the Security Committee of the State Council issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Safety Management of People Gathering in Public Places" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), which put forward requirements for strengthening the safety management of people gathering in public places and spontaneous gathering activities of the masses.

  The "Notice" pointed out that public places have the characteristics of high crowd gathering, high mobility, high suddenness, and many accidental factors. All regions, relevant departments and units must further improve their political positions, with the sense of responsibility of "always rest assured" , Strictly implement territorial management responsibilities, departmental supervision responsibilities, and corporate (unit) main responsibilities, put an end to paralyzed thinking and fluke psychology, implement detailed safety production responsibility measures, and ensure the safety of public places.

  The "Notice" requires that analysis and judgment should be strengthened, public places such as squares where crowds often gather should be included in the monitoring network and daily monitoring should be carried out, and the safety management of spontaneous gathering activities of the masses should be strengthened.

Firmly adhere to the red line for the approval of large-scale mass activities, strictly enforce the safety permits of public places where people gather, and carry out solid safety risk assessments in light of the characteristics, development trends, and changes in industrial structure of social and public activities in the region.

  The "Notice" proposes to strengthen the real-time monitoring of the density of people at the scene of people gathering, monitor the facilities and equipment such as houses and bridges, and improve the level of on-site monitoring and early warning.

According to the characteristics of people gathering in public places during holidays and major events, further improve the emergency response plan, organize at least one on-site disposal plan drill every six months, and conduct at least one inspection drill before the event.

It is necessary to unblock the emergency information receiving and reporting channels at the scene where people gather, improve the on-site emergency command mechanism, and improve the early emergency command capability.

  The "Notice" requires that all regions should strengthen overall coordination, strengthen resource integration, strengthen inter-departmental information communication and sharing, and establish and improve a normalized, overall, and comprehensive personnel gathering safety management system.

It is necessary to improve the safety level of buildings (structures) and infrastructure in public places, increase social publicity and education, encourage and organize the masses to participate in real-scene simulation exercises, and improve the emergency response capabilities of the public.

(Source: Ministry of Emergency Management website)