Gyeonggi-do Conducts 'Safety Management Inspection' at Railway Construction Sites

[Asia Economy (Uijeongbu) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will conduct a safety management inspection of subway construction sites.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that from the 20th to the 29th, it will carry out a "fire prevention and safety management inspection in preparation for heavy rains during the rainy season" at six sites of the Hanam and Byeollae Line double-track subway construction projects.

This inspection is being promoted with the aim of thoroughly inducing safety management and preventing large-scale accidents that could occur, amid growing social interest in industrial accident prevention at large construction sites following the Icheon logistics warehouse disaster that occurred on the 29th of last month.

The targets are six construction sites of the Hanam Line (Sections 4 and 5) and Byeollae Line (Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6) double-track subway construction projects directly implemented by Gyeonggi Province.

The inspection team will include experts related to construction project management, such as structural, soil and foundation, construction, firefighting, and safety engineers.

The inspection team will focus on fire safety management conditions of electrical facilities, worker waiting areas, and accommodations, the preparation and management status of safety management plans, and whether self and regular safety inspections of temporary structures are being conducted.

Additionally, they will closely inspect the safety management status of facilities in preparation for the rainy season, ground and cut slope subsidence and excavation slope erosion, the status of securing flood control equipment and materials such as generators and pumps, and the installation of traffic control and pedestrian safety facilities.

Hong Ji-seon, Director of the Railway, Port, and Logistics Bureau of the province, emphasized, "Since subway construction work is carried out underground, the risk of safety accidents for underground workers is high if a fire or heavy rain occurs," adding, "We will identify accident factors in advance through inspections and take all necessary measures before the rainy season to prevent accidents."

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