Mapo-gu Upgrades Hygiene Standards Through Public Sanitation Service Evaluation

Hygiene Service Evaluation for 208 Establishments Including Lodging, Bathhouse, and Laundry Businesses
Voluntary Improvement Encouraged Through Grade Assignment Based on Evaluation Results, and Top-Rated Establishments Publicly Announced

Mapo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Park Gang-su) will conduct a hygiene service evaluation targeting public hygiene businesses such as lodging, bathhouses, and laundries within the district until the end of October.

This evaluation is part of efforts to improve the hygiene management level and enhance the quality of service at the 2,346 public hygiene businesses in Mapo-gu.

Following the evaluation of 1,615 beauty salons in 2023, this year the district will evaluate 208 businesses, including 51 lodging establishments, 20 bathhouses, and 137 laundries.

The evaluation is conducted by teams of two?comprising a public official and an honorary public hygiene inspector?who visit each business and assess them through questions and observations based on an evaluation checklist.

The main evaluation items are divided into compliance with legal standards and recommended measures for improving hygiene levels, including customer safety, facility management, and service quality.

Based on a 100-point scale, scores of 90 or above receive a green grade, scores between 80 and 89 receive a yellow grade, and scores below 80 receive a white grade for hygiene management.

The district will provide on-site administrative guidance to businesses with insufficient compliance and will conduct additional re-inspections and administrative actions for legal violations.

Furthermore, the hygiene management grades resulting from the public hygiene service evaluation will be individually notified to each business, and the top-performing green grade businesses will be publicly disclosed on the Mapo-gu website to encourage voluntary improvements and raise overall hygiene standards.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, stated, “Mapo-gu has consistently worked to create a hygienic environment through various methods such as voluntary hygiene inspections and joint public-private cross-checks to raise the hygiene standards of public hygiene businesses used by many residents. We will continue to do our best to create an environment where residents can use these facilities with peace of mind through ongoing management.”