Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters Conducts 'Intensive Crackdown' on Violations of Separate Fire Construction Contracting

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters is launching an intensive crackdown on violations of separate ordering for fire facility construction.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters Special Judicial Police announced on the 21st that from the 26th of this month until October 1, they will conduct surprise inspections and investigations on violations of separate ordering for fire facility construction.

The special judicial police of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters will deploy 76 officers in 38 teams for this planned crackdown and investigation.

The targets of the crackdown are 446 construction sites in the province that have reported the start of fire facility construction.

The key items for inspection include ▲ contracting fire facility construction together with other types of construction without separation ▲ submitting duplicate or false contracts pretending to be separate orders ▲ and whether the fire construction contractor who received the separate order is directly performing the construction.

The special judicial police of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters plan to conduct on-site inspections without prior notice and impose strong administrative measures by collecting confirmation documents and evidence when violations are found.

Until now, building owners have bundled fire facility construction with general construction orders, and specialized fire companies have received subcontracts, leading to low-cost contracts and resulting in poor-quality construction, raising serious concerns about fire safety.

Accordingly, the Fire Facility Construction Business Act was amended last September, requiring building owners to separate fire facility construction from other types of construction such as general construction and electrical work when contracting. Violations of this rule are subject to fines of up to 3 million won.

Earlier this year, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters conducted a planned investigation targeting 40 large construction sites with a total floor area of 3,000㎡ or more in the province during the first quarter, uncovering 25 cases (63%) of violations including illegal separate ordering and contracts with unregistered fire facility companies, and filed charges.

Lim Jeong-ho, head of the Disaster Prevention Division at the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters, emphasized, "Despite the implementation of the separate ordering system last year, many violations continue to occur. We will take strict action against the illegal activities detected."

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