Gyeonggi-do to Cancel Construction Company Permits if Safety Standards Are Not Met

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has decided to revoke permits for construction companies that fail to comply with self-established safety standards.

On the 28th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will implement the "Standard Safety-Related Building Permit Conditions," which include safety standard compliance as a permit condition when issuing building permits in the jurisdictional cities and counties, starting from August.

This measure comes in response to ongoing safety accidents at construction sites. Although safety standards existed by city and county, some did not include compliance with safety standards as a condition for building permits.

Accordingly, last month the province surveyed the current status of building permit conditions in cities and counties, reviewed relevant laws, drafted a standard proposal, and after consulting with cities, counties, related provincial departments, Gyeonggi Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and experts in July, finalized this standard proposal.

The standard proposal includes ▲General Matters ▲Precautions Before Commencement ▲Precautions During Construction, and allows cities and counties to apply it according to their ordinances, standards, and construction site conditions in consultation with Gyeonggi Province.

Under General Matters, the province imposes an obligation on building owners, constructors, supervisors, etc., to comply with permit conditions, and stipulates that if construction proceeds in violation of permit conditions or if safety accidents occur, administrative actions such as permit revocation or construction suspension orders can be taken according to the Building Act and related laws.

It also includes a condition requiring cooperation during site inspections by Gyeonggi Province labor safety guardians.

Precautions Before Commencement include nine conditions such as submission of a safety management plan, appointment of a safety manager, and fulfillment of disaster prevention technical guidance contracts.

Precautions During Construction include eleven conditions such as fire prevention safety measures during welding and cutting work, use of smart safety equipment, and precautions when operating heavy machinery.

The province plans to annually review and update the standard safety-related building permit conditions in consultation with related departments and agencies to keep them aligned with current realities.

A provincial official stated, "Building stakeholders must take full responsibility to prevent the recurrence of safety accidents for such accidents to be eliminated," and added, "We expect this standard proposal to help prevent safety accidents."

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