Gyeongnam Province Completes Emergency Inspection of 844 Building Demolition Sites

Relieving Residents' Anxiety Through Intensive Inspections of Demolition Sites Adjacent to Roads and Bus Stops

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 2nd that from the 14th to the 30th of last month, a joint emergency safety inspection was conducted on 844 demolition sites within the province by the provincial government, city and county offices, and supervisors.

Among the demolition sites in the province, there were a total of 31 large-scale demolition sites that could pose safety threats to pedestrians or vehicles.

Of these, it was confirmed that demolition was mostly completed at 17 sites.

The remaining 14 demolition construction sites and 813 small-scale reported demolition construction sites were also confirmed to be safe.

In particular, this inspection focused on demolition sites adjacent to roads and bus stops, where the risk of safety accidents is high, following the Gwangju building collapse disaster.

The issues pointed out during the on-site inspection included about 30 cases such as insufficient or omitted specific safety measures for surrounding pedestrians and vehicles, unauthorized changes in demolition methods, inadequate deployment of safety personnel, and failure to install water sprinklers.

Among them, demolition buildings with unsecured scaffolding were ordered to stop work until the scaffolding was fixed before continuing demolition.

Sites that changed demolition methods without structural safety review were ordered to stop work, and the contractors were reported to judicial authorities.

Other measures such as reinforcing safety fences, deploying safety personnel, and installing water sprinklers were corrected on-site.

Considering the risks of demolition work, related associations were also requested to conduct prior reviews of demolition plans and strengthen supervision.

Regarding deficiencies such as the need for resident supervisors and the absence of standard demolition work guidelines discovered during the inspection process, improvements to the system were requested from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Meanwhile, the province is also promoting the establishment of a regional building safety center dedicated to building safety tasks.

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