Gyeonggi-do Conducts Joint Safety Inspections on Multi-use Buildings... 74 Cases Detected

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province conducted safety management inspections on 10 multi-use buildings within the province, including bus terminals and large discount stores, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, identifying 74 corrective actions.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 16th that, under the supervision of the Safety Management Office, a joint inspection team composed of private experts, city and county departments, Korea Electrical Safety Corporation, and Korea Gas Safety Corporation conducted inspections from the 24th of last month to the 13th of this month. They checked the safety management status and compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines at 10 locations, including 3 transportation facilities and 7 sales facilities, discovering a total of 74 issues such as non-compliance with evacuation routes and emergency stairway maintenance.

In one case at Terminal A, items were stacked in front of the distribution board in a store inside the terminal, preventing the board from being opened or closed. Additionally, tables and other items were stored under the fire shutter next to another store and in front of the waterproof equipment box, making evacuation difficult in an emergency.

At Shopping Mall B, a gas leak automatic shutoff device was found broken and left unattended, and some stores lacked evacuation maps. Ground resistance measurements for electrical equipment and backup generators were also omitted.

The province corrected 29 issues on-site and notified the relevant local governments of the remaining 45 cases that could not be immediately corrected, requiring them to report on the corrective actions taken.

The province plans to continuously manage the situation to ensure safety measures are implemented and risk factors are eliminated based on the inspection results.

In particular, to prevent recurrence of similar cases, the province will share these cases with related organizations such as all cities and counties and regularly check the implementation status.

A provincial official emphasized, "To prevent safety accidents in various facilities such as multi-use buildings, safety inspections to eliminate risk factors will be continuously conducted not only during Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays but also during disaster-prone periods such as winter. We will continue to strive to protect the lives and safety of residents through field-centered safety inspections."

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