Illegal Firefighting Facility Construction Rampant Across Construction Sites... Urgent Need for System Improvement

Gyeonggi-do Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters, 41 Stations Caught in 54 Cases... Policy to Investigate Major Violations

[Gyeonggi-do Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] The Northern Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 15th that it conducted an "unannounced inspection of fire facility construction" at 129 construction sites ahead of the winter season and detected violations at 41 sites.

Since the 1st of last month until recently, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters has been focusing on inspecting violations such as breaches of fire facility construction contract agreements, negligence in site supervision, and poor maintenance of temporary facilities. They plan to take action on a total of 54 cases, including 10 criminal charges, 23 fines, 20 administrative sanctions, and 1 corrective order.

The main violations include ▲ breaches of contract agreements such as separate ordering of fire construction work ▲ absence of site supervisors ▲ unauthorized storage and handling of hazardous materials ▲ absence of fire technicians at construction sites ▲ failure to install or properly maintain temporary fire facilities ▲ false reporting of fire facility construction commencement, among others.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters intends to thoroughly investigate and hold accountable those who violate key standards such as unregistered business operations, contract agreements, fire facility construction, and supervision in accordance with the Fire Facility Construction Business Act.

They also plan to propose institutional improvements to the central government and others to strengthen the responsibilities of project owners and contractors.

A representative of the Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters stated, "We will continue to crack down on vulnerable targets where human casualties and large-scale fires are a concern," adding, "Illegal activities that threaten public safety will be strictly punished according to the Fire Services Act."

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