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Children’s environment

Overview

Our laboratories evaluate the compliance of the children’s surrounding environment according to the laws on environment and health with the environmental safety standards and makes suggestions for improvement as the designated environmental hazard testing agency based on the decree of the Ministry of Environment.

The tests on children’s environment

When an owner of a children's environment had it newly built or expanded/repaired it beyond a certain scale, the owner must have the facility tested by a testing agency for environmental hazards (hereinafter referred to as a ‘testing agency’) according to Article 23-2 of the law to verify the compliance with the safety and health standards.
* It is also possible to have other facilities that are not classified as a children’s environment tested as per the same environmental safety standard for environmental hazards if the facility is still used by children. (However, in this case, the test report cannot be submitted for legal purposes.)

Test items

When a new children’s environment has been constructed
If the gross floor area of a children’s environment has increased by 33㎡ or more
(including shifting the use of a space that was not a children’s space)
Repairing 70㎡ or more of children's space

Time of the test

Within 30 days from a new construction, expansion, or repairing of a children's environment
* If a permit or change permit is required by the applicable laws, the test request must be made before obtaining the permit or change permit, so that the test can be applied to the permit or change permit.

Test process

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Test items and fees (VAT not included)

[A. Basic test]

Areas	Test Items	Fees (won)
1. Indoor children’s environment (10 class rooms, per 75㎡)	Visual inspection and portable heavy metal detector test	150,000
2. Outdoor children’s environment (for one playground)	Visual inspection and portable heavy metal detector test	100,000

Remarks
1. The fee can be negotiable within 20%.
2. The cost expenses can be added to your bill in accordance with the ‘Rules on the Travel Expenses of Civil Servants.’
3. The portable heavy metal detector shall apply only to Items 2-A, 3, and 5-A under Appendix 2 (The environmental safety management criteria for children’s environment) in the enforcement decree of the Act on Environmental Preservation.
4. The fee for a basic test can increase depending on the area of children’s environment and the number of classrooms.

[B. Advanced Test]

Areas	Test Items	Fees (won)
1. Paint or finishing materials	A. Lead B. Cadmium C. Mercury D. Hexavalent chromium	44,200 44,200 44,200 44,200
2. Discharging the contaminants of paints or finishing materials	Using a small chamber system 1) Formaldehyde 2) Total VOC	1,250,000 (per chamber)
3. Wood preservatives	Each of the following test items A. Creosote Oil No. 1 and 2 (A-1, A-2) B. Chromium, copper, and arsenic compounds No. 1, 2, and 3 (CCA-1, CCA-2, CCA-3)	160,000
4. Sand and other types of soil	A. Lead B. Cadmium C. Mercury D. hexavalent chromium E. Arsenic F. Parasites (eggs)	44,200 44,200 44,200 44,200 44,200 39,300
5. The surface material of synthetic rubber floorings	A. Lead B. Cadmium C. Mercury D. hexavalent chromium E. Formaldehyde	44,200 44,200 44,200 44,200 45,000
6. Indoor air quality	A. Formaldehyde B. Total VOC	124,000 139,000

Remarks
1. The fee can be negotiable by up to 20%.
2. The cost expenses can be added to your bill in accordance with the ‘Rules on the Travel Expenses of Civil Servants.’

Hazard test of artificial grass, elastic paving materials

Overview

Our laboratory is a testing/inspection agency in accordance with the related laws and regulations set forth by the decree of the Ministry of Environment and has been performing tests of artificial grass or elastic paving materials in sports centers or schools for hazardous materials in accordance with Article 4 of the Act on School Health (The hygiene of schools and food hygiene).

Test process

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Test items and fees (VAT not included)

Areas		Test Items	Fees (won)
1. Artificial grass [KS F 3888-1:2018]	Files	A. T-VOCs B. PAHs C. Heavy Metal (contents) D. Heavy Metal (exudation) E. Phthalate plasticizer	200,000 300,000 80,000 250,000 100,000
1. Artificial grass [KS F 3888-1:2018]	Filling	A. T-VOCs B. PAHs C. Heavy Metal (contents) D. Heavy Metal (exudation) E. Phthalate plasticizer	200,000 300,000 80,000 250,000 100,000
2. Elastic paving material (Urethane track) [KS F 3888-2:2016]		A. PAHs -18 types of the surface layer B. PAHs -8 types of the lower layer C. Heavy Metal (contents) D. Heavy Metal (exudation) E. Phthalate plasticizer	300,000 200,000 80,000 250,000 100,000

Remarks
1. The cost expenses can be added to your bill in accordance with the ‘Rules on the Travel Expenses of Civil Servants.’

Person in charge

Department	Name	Contact Information
Living Environment Test Center	Researcher Hyungjik Lee	031-428-3822
Living Environment Test Center	Head of the Center Hyunjung Choi	031-428-3817

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Children’s environment

Children’s environment

Overview

The tests on children’s environment

Test items

Time of the test

Test process

Test items and fees (VAT not included)

Hazard test of artificial grass, elastic paving materials

Overview

Test process

Test items and fees (VAT not included)

Person in charge

Key services of KTC
KTC, the World’s No. 1 Testing Certification Institute Leading the Way to the 4th Industrial Revolution