"Prevent a Second Icheon Disaster"... Safety Inspections of 22 Large Warehouse Facilities in Gyeonggi-do

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will conduct safety inspections on large warehouse facilities to prevent the recurrence of the Icheon logistics warehouse fire accident that occurred last April.

The province announced on the 11th that from the 12th to the 30th of this month, a joint public-private inspection team consisting of private experts, labor safety guardians, and officials from the province and city/county governments will carry out safety inspections at 22 large warehouse construction sites in the province with a total floor area exceeding 5,000㎡, focusing on sites where hazardous processes are underway.

Hazardous processes refer to high-altitude work over 2 meters or welding work in confined underground spaces.

The inspection team will focus on ▲whether safety measures are in place against frequent accidents at construction sites such as falls, trips, crush injuries, and falling objects ▲whether safety measures are in place against major accidents such as explosions and suffocation ▲designation of safety officers, response plans in case of emergencies, and management status of emergency exits.

Any issues identified during the inspection will be immediately corrected on-site or the construction-related personnel such as supervisors and site representatives will be requested to take action, with follow-up verification of the results. In cases of violations, strict measures will be taken according to relevant regulations.

The province also plans to conduct additional inspections in coordination with the relevant city/county governments according to the schedule of hazardous processes at 11 large warehouse construction sites that have not yet started construction.

A provincial official emphasized, "Through this safety inspection of large warehouse construction sites, we will remind business owners and construction personnel of the importance of safety once again to prevent incidents like the Icheon disaster from happening."

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