Jeonnam Province Conducts 'National Safety Inspection' Targeting Aging Risk and Daily Life-Related Facilities

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced that it will conduct a large-scale safety inspection targeting aging hazardous and daily life-related facilities with a high possibility of safety accidents during the '2021 National Safety Inspection' period until the 31st.

This year's National Safety Inspection is being conducted now instead of the originally planned first half of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A total of 1,107 sites, including aging hazardous and daily life-related facilities, have been selected to check for facility abnormalities as well as compliance with quarantine rules at each workplace.

The inspection method has also been improved to achieve more effective results.

Moving away from the previously implemented administrative agency-led approach, the inspection will be conducted jointly by administrative agencies, related organizations, private experts, and management entities.

Through the implementation of an inspection real-name system and post-management responsibility system, the plan is to strengthen accountability, expand citizen participation, and promote a safety culture.

In particular, in addition to the government's inspection target selection criteria, large-scale disaster risk areas have been additionally selected for focused inspection.

The inspection areas include 96 steep slopes, 118 landslide risk areas, 28 construction and demolition sites, as well as 51 COVID-19 screening clinics and 92 small-scale public facilities closely related to citizens' daily lives.

Minor issues found during inspections will be corrected on-site. If serious problems are discovered, the area will be promptly designated as a risk zone as necessary, with measures such as prohibition of use, repair and reinforcement, and detailed safety diagnosis. Strong administrative actions such as fines and prosecution will also be taken.

Ko Jaeyoung, Director of the Jeonnam Province Citizen Safety Office, said, “We will apply the inspection real-name system and post-management responsibility system to all inspected facilities to enhance the accountability and efficiency of inspections,” adding, “We will concentrate all administrative efforts to make Jeonnam safe.”

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