Gurye-gun Conducts Small-Scale Public Facility Safety Inspections This Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Miseok] Gurye-gun announced on the 16th that from this month, when the thaw begins, until the 31st of next month, it will conduct safety inspections on 200 small-scale hazardous facilities in accordance with the 「Act on Safety Management of Small-scale Public Facilities」.

Small-scale public facilities refer to six types of facilities not managed under other laws: small bridges less than 100m in length, streams at least 1m wide and 50m or longer, intake weirs (facilities that block rivers to secure water volume), drop structures (structures installed in the middle of waterways to limit water velocity), farm roads, and village access roads.

Led by Construction Division Chief Yang Dongpil, the construction department and employees from each eup and myeon office will conduct a comprehensive survey and safety inspection of the facilities.

They plan to carry out systematic management and maintenance by evaluating the risk level of the facilities, going through the procedures of designating and announcing small-scale hazardous facilities, and establishing a mid-term facility maintenance plan.

The main inspection items include the aging of structures, damage status, exposure and corrosion of rebar, cracks, ground subsidence, scouring, and the condition of safety facilities. Emergency safety measures will be implemented for any facilities where abnormal signs are detected during the safety inspection.

County Governor Kim Sunho stated, “We will ensure that the safety inspections of small-scale public facilities are practical and responsible inspections that can protect the lives and property of residents from risk factors,” and added, “We ask residents to pay close attention to nearby facilities and immediately report any risk factors they discover to prevent safety accidents.”

Meanwhile, Gurye-gun expects to contribute to improving regional safety by conducting inspections of small-scale public facilities, which have been safety blind spots until now, so that even minor risk factors are not overlooked and can be maintained.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.