"Prevent a Second Icheon Disaster"... Gyeonggi Fire Department Conducts 'Special Inspection' at 1,057 Sites

Gyeonggi Fire Department Headquarters

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters will conduct a special investigation of 1,057 large construction sites in the province. Additionally, fire construction and supervision guidance will be carried out at 4,205 construction sites in the province until October.

On the 17th, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters announced that by the 4th of next month, it will conduct a 'fire special investigation' (on-site inspection) targeting all refrigerated (cold storage) warehouse construction sites and large construction sites with a total floor area exceeding 3,000㎡, totaling 1,057 sites in the province.

During the investigation period, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters will focus on ▲ whether temporary fire facilities planned at the time of building permit approval are properly installed ▲ crack down on unauthorized hazardous materials, proper allocation and work of fire construction and supervision personnel ▲ compliance with the prohibition of simultaneous welding/cutting work and urethane foam application ▲ securing evacuation routes and conducting fire safety training.

In particular, for large-scale construction sites, inspections will be conducted jointly with local governments and the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters plans to take strong measures according to relevant laws against construction sites with improperly installed temporary fire facilities and illegal acts such as unauthorized storage and handling of hazardous materials found during the investigation.

Furthermore, fire construction and supervision guidance will be conducted at 4,205 construction sites until October.

During this period, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters will check compliance with fire-related laws, including proper placement of fire facility construction and supervisors on site, actual work status, proper implementation of fire facility construction start and change reports, and illegal subcontracting of fire construction.

In addition, the 119 Fire Safety Patrol crackdown, which was previously conducted targeting multi-use facilities, neighborhood living facilities, sales, medical, and lodging facilities, will be expanded to include construction sites.

Lee Hyung-cheol, head of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters, said, "Through the special investigation of large construction sites in the province, we plan to thoroughly inspect the sites to prevent large-scale fires from occurring again," and urged, "Construction sites should comply with prevention rules and strive to prevent safety accidents."

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