Gwangju City to Inspect Large Construction Sites Starting from the 19th

Until June 26... 11 Public Construction Sites Ordered by the City and 1 Private Apartment Complex Targeted

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 18th that from the 19th of this month to the 26th of next month, it will conduct a comprehensive inspection of the management status of large-scale construction sites such as roads, rivers, apartments, and buildings to prevent poor construction and safety accidents in large construction projects.

The inspection will be carried out by a public-private joint inspection team composed of 24 external experts, including members of the Local Construction Technology Review Committee. It will target 11 large construction projects with a total construction cost of 5 billion won or more, commissioned and under construction by Gwangju City and its affiliated organizations, as well as one private multi-family housing complex with 600 or more households authorized and under construction by the city.

This joint inspection will focus on the construction sites' ▲temporary structures and other structural safety management status ▲construction management, quality control, and material management status ▲environmental management status such as measures to reduce scattered dust ▲rainy season preparation and process management plans ▲installation status of traffic control facilities and guide signs ▲and citizen inconvenience issues.

In particular, special attention will be paid to the implementation of construction site response measures and preventive rules to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19 during the guidance and inspection.

Additionally, in relation to the fire accident that occurred at the Icheon logistics center construction site, the inspection will emphasize raising awareness of safety accidents at construction sites and focus on the construction safety sector to reduce accidents and fatalities at construction sites.

Minor issues found during the inspection will be corrected or supplemented on-site, and poorly constructed sites will be strictly dealt with by requiring repairs and reinforcements and imposing penalty points according to the degree of poor construction. Outstanding sites will be commended at the end of the year.

Lee Hanguk, Director of the Construction Administration Division, said, “We conduct management status inspections of large construction sites twice a year. Last year, we inspected 16 sites in the first half and 10 sites in the second half, resulting in 351 on-site correction measures and technical consultations. Through this inspection, we will focus on preventing poor construction and safety accidents.”

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