Yeongsangang Cheong Conducts 'National Safety Inspection' in Three Major Environmental Sectors

Targeting 289 Locations Until the 10th of Next Month

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office (Director Ryu Yeon-gi) announced on the 10th that it plans to conduct the '2020 National Safety Inspection' by selecting 289 sites in three major environmental sectors that can directly affect public safety and quality of life until the 10th of next month.

The National Safety Inspection was first introduced in 2015 to check the state of safety management in our society and improve public safety awareness following the Sewol ferry disaster.

This year, it was scheduled to be conducted in February but was temporarily postponed considering the spread of the COVID-19 infectious disease.

This safety inspection will be jointly conducted by 27 central government ministries and public institutions, inspecting a total of about 48,000 sites including buildings and facilities, while the Ministry of Environment plans to jointly inspect 412 sites in six environmental sectors with local governments and private experts.

The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office plans to promote effective inspections by sector as follows: improving defects and risk factors in facilities in safety blind spots, and fostering safety awareness among workers at environmental sector workplaces.

In the hazardous chemical substances sector, the focus will be on inspecting compliance with the 'Chemical Substances Control Act,' including installation and management standards of handling facilities, targeting workplaces where safety management is weak or where chemical accidents could have significant impacts on people and the environment.

For drinking water and public sewage, the inspection will focus on accident prevention readiness, accident response systems, and recovery systems, with special attention to facilities under construction with weak safety management and whether seismic design has been reflected.

Director Ryu Yeon-gi said, "Based on the inspection results, simple and minor issues will be promptly addressed with safety measures, and serious issues will be continuously managed until risk factors are resolved."

He also stated, "When carrying out safety-related tasks, we will collect opinions such as difficulties and suggestions from the field and actively reflect them in policies if institutional improvements are necessary."

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