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What is Barrier Free living environment?

Barrier Free living environment refers to planning, designing and constructing to prevent inconvenience in not only elderly citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women but also persons with temporary disabilities in accessing, using and moving within individual facilities and regions and the certification system refers to executing certification concerning such

Subject of certification

Individual facility

A. Subject facilities pursuant to 「Act on the Guarantee of Convenience Promotion of Persons With Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers」 (hereinafter referred to as “Act on the Guarantee of Convenience of Persons with Disability etc.”) Article 7

B.City, county and district (Refers to autonomous district. Hereinafter the same) that has planned or maintained any means of transportation, passenger facilities and roads for safe and convenient transportation of any means of transportation, passenger facilities, roads and mobility disadvantaged persons pursuant to the 「Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons」 Article 9 and the regions pursuant to the 「Enforcement Decree of the Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons」 Article 15-2

C. Urban parks in article 2, subparagraph 3 and park facilities in article 2, subparagraph 4 of the 「Act on Urban Parks, Green Areas, etc.」

※ From July 29, 2015, public buildings and public facilities newly constructed by the State and local government should obtain certifications
(「Act on the Guarantee of Convenience of Persons with Disabilities etc.」 Article 10-2 Paragraph 3).

※ From Dec 4, 2021, parks designated, certified or installed by national and local governments are under obligation for certification (Article 10-2, Paragraph 1 of the 「Act on the Conveniences for Persons with Disabilities, etc.」)

The Research Institute executes certifications concerning individual facilities (buildings).

Expected effects of certification

Promotion of user convenience
  • -Creation of convenient mobility, access and use of mobility disadvantaged persons such as persons with disabilities
  • -Enhancement of user safety such as safe walking, reduction of vehicle speed and others
  • -Equal access, mobility and use of anyone without discrimination
Enhanced social contribution of users
  • -Expanded user convenience by selecting BF certification and conformity inspection of amenities
  • -Increased added value of buildings and contribution to prevention of accidents through safe and convenient buildings
  • -Contribution to enhancement of social environment by providing convenient buildings and others for mobility disadvantaged persons such as persons with disabilities
Creation of social environment for living together
  • -Creation of Barrier Free living environment that mobility disadvantaged persons can use safely and conveniently
  • -Construction of sustainable social environment in preparation for the aged society
  • -Contribution to creating happy society together with well-being, health and welfare

Certification procedure

인증절차를 안내하며 신청인(국가 및 지방자치단체)는 평가도서, 자체평가서 작성 후 인증신청서/인증수수료 납부(제출서류확인 및 접수완료) 후 인증기관으로 넘어가 인증심사, 인증심의, 인증서교부 절차를 가지게 됩니다. 인증기관에서 인증심사시 예비인증:인증심사단, 본인증:현장심사단으로 나눠지며 이때 신청인은 심사조치계획서를 제출해야합니다. 다음 인증심의시 인증심의위원회가 열리며 이때 또한 신청인은 심사조치계획서를 제출해야합니다.

Certification period

Application for preliminary certification of Barrier Free (BF) living environment

Application to be made prior to main certification by referring to the business plan or design drawings of the certification subject (Those who have received preliminary certification should receive main certification)

Application for main certification of Barrier Free (BF) living environment

Certification grade

Subject to obligatory certification

인증의무대상을 안내하며, 인증등급, 평가점수, 지표의 의미, 비고 항목으로 구성된 표입니다.
Certification grade Evaluation score Definition of index Remark
Outstanding More than 90/100 out of full score of certification screening criteria Standard higher than Good grade standard Standard higher than Good grade standard with Good standard being the prerequisite
Good More than 80/100, less than 90/100 out of full score of certification screening criteria Compliance with legal standard or standard higher than General grade standard Standard in compliance with the 「Act on the Guarantee of Convenience of Persons with Disability etc.」, 「Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons」 or standard higher than the General grade standard with General standard being the prerequisite
General More than 70/100, less than 80/100 out of full score of certification screening criteria Compliance with legal standard Standard in compliance with the 「Act on the Guarantee of Convenience of Persons with Disability etc.」, 「Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons」

(Minimum criteria per item of certification criteria and above should be satisfied and in case it is not satisfied, the certification grade shall not be assigned.)

Inquiries on Barrier Free (BF) Certification : 02-6287-0886 / bfkriea@daum.net

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