Daegu Employment and Labor Cheong, Safety Inspection of Local Government-Commissioned Construction Projects

- 3 Core Safety Rules and Key Risk Factors by Construction Type Prevention

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The Daegu Regional Employment and Labor Office will conduct a joint inspection with Daegu City on eight construction sites commissioned by Daegu City for ten days starting from the 2nd.

Since March, the Daegu Regional Employment and Labor Office and Daegu City have been operating a regional safety and health council quarterly to prevent industrial accidents at construction sites. The operation involves the Daegu Regional Employment and Labor Office Chief (Chairperson), the Daegu Western Employment and Labor Office Chief, Daegu City's Safety Policy Officer, the head of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Daegu Regional Headquarters, and the Daegu Western Branch Manager.

The joint inspection tasks such as site selection are carried out by Daegu City, while the Daegu Regional Employment and Labor Office supports Daegu City in the inspection.

In May, during a joint inspection of eight construction sites commissioned by Daegu City, 11 violations of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, including failure to install safety railings, were detected at six sites.

For this joint inspection, the city decided to focus on commissioned construction sites with a high risk of industrial accidents, such as structural works and sewer pipe works.

The Daegu Regional Employment and Labor Office will check the three core safety rules (fall prevention, entrapment prevention, and wearing protective gear) and major risk factors by construction type (asphyxiation, collapse).

Kim Yuntae, Chief of the Daegu Regional Employment and Labor Office, said, “No fatal accidents have occurred this year at construction sites commissioned by Daegu City or at local government projects such as waste collection,” adding, “We will strive to prevent industrial accidents through the regional safety and health council to maintain this trend.”

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