Seungro Lee, Seongbuk-gu Mayor, Conducts Intensive Safety Inspection During Thawing Season

Preliminary Inspection of Ground Deformation and Cracks... Focus on 349 Sites Including Safety-Vulnerable Facilities, Steep Slopes, and Construction Sites

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, conducting a safety inspection by directly visiting vulnerable safety facilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has launched intensive safety inspections in response to the thawing season.

Seongbuk-gu has designated until the 31st of this month as the thawing season (February to April) safety management period and is strengthening safety management of disaster-vulnerable facilities to prepare for various safety accidents.

According to a Seongbuk-gu official, the goal is to prevent safety accidents in advance by pre-inspecting rockfalls and collapse accidents that are likely to occur due to ground deformation and cracks during the thawing season.

For efficient inspections, Seongbuk-gu selected a total of 349 locations including safety-vulnerable facilities, steep slopes, and construction sites.

Regarding this, they are focusing on inspecting ▲ ground subsidence, cracks, and uneven settlement of buildings ▲ safety conditions such as subsidence, cracks, bulging, and drainage blockage of retaining walls, stone walls, and fences ▲ ground crack conditions around earth retaining walls and the installation status of struts and earth retaining formwork supports ▲ safety and maintenance status of facilities.

In particular, Mayor Lee Seung-ro of Seongbuk-gu, district executives, and private experts participate in joint on-site safety inspections to take more thorough responsibility for the safety of residents.

They carefully check for potential disaster safety accident risks, immediately correct minor issues on-site based on inspection results, and carry out repair and reinforcement work on facilities where safety accidents are a concern. Facilities with high risk levels undergo detailed inspections with experts in related fields, and risk factors are systematically managed.

Mayor Lee Seung-ro of Seongbuk-gu stated, “At a time when interest in safety is higher than ever due to the spread of COVID-19, even a small lapse in attention can increase residents’ worries and concerns, so we are conducting safety inspections and management more thoroughly.” He also urged, “We ask residents to watch their surroundings and report even small risks if they notice any.”

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