Gyeonggi-do, Cooperation with Related Agencies to Reduce Accidents and Fatalities at Construction Sites

Seoul Regional Land Office and Korea Land Safety Management Institute Sign Safety Management Agreement

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[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Gyeonggi Province is launching a safety management cooperation system to reduce fatal accidents at construction sites.

On the 30th, according to the province, after signing the 'Construction Site Safety Enhancement Business Agreement' with the Seoul Regional Land Management Office and the Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology Corporation, the province will conduct the first joint public-private inspection of construction sites. The Seoul Regional Land Management Office will conduct a second inspection on sites where poor construction or safety accident risks are suspected.

If issues such as non-compliance or violations are found during the second inspection, the Seoul Regional Land Management Office will impose administrative sanctions such as fines and penalty points.

Accordingly, without amending the 'Construction Technology Promotion Act,' the province will improve the system to allow safety inspections of private construction sites through joint inspections with related agencies and to notify relevant agencies for sanctions on problematic sites.

Additionally, the province will strengthen management by educating city and county permit officials on the penalty point system, standards, and imposition methods to ensure that no construction sites are exposed to safety risks.

The province aims to reduce the number of fatal accidents at construction sites within the province by half or less (from 112 to 61) by 2022.

Furthermore, metropolitan local governments plan to propose amendments to related regulations to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to grant them authority to impose sanctions on construction site safety conditions.

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