Board of Audit and Inspection: "92% of Outdoor Advertisements Installed Without Permits or Registration"

Audit on Outdoor Advertising Safety Management... Over 4,000 Advertisements, Wind Safety Accidents

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] A report from the Board of Audit and Inspection revealed that 92% of outdoor advertisements are installed without permission or notification, placing them in a safety blind spot.

On the 11th, the Board of Audit and Inspection announced the results of an audit on the "Safety Management Status of Outdoor Advertisements."

According to the Board of Audit and Inspection, outdoor advertisements above a certain size must obtain permission or be reported to local governments. It is stipulated that safety inspections must be conducted during new installations and extension permits (every 3 years).

The Board of Audit and Inspection stated, "Analyzing the full survey of outdoor advertisements in 28 local governments, out of 730,000 units, 670,000 units (92%) were installed without permission or notification," adding, "The investigation revealed that advertisers' lack of knowledge about regulations was a major cause."

The Board of Audit and Inspection pointed out, "The Ministry of the Interior and Safety only tracks permission and notification status but has not recognized the reality that the majority of outdoor advertisements are installed illegally, thus failing to prepare fundamental improvement measures," and added, "They are left in a safety blind spot where periodic safety inspections are not conducted and they are excluded from inspections for wind and flood disaster preparedness."

The Board of Audit and Inspection notified the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to collaborate with local governments to investigate the actual conditions of illegal outdoor advertisements and to prepare improvement measures to ensure safety inspections of outdoor advertisements are conducted.

Meanwhile, the Board of Audit and Inspection reported, "In the past five years, 4,010 advertisements in four metropolitan cities including Seoul have fallen or toppled, causing safety accidents due to wind," and pointed out, "the Ministry of the Interior and Safety has not yet established wind resistance design standards."

The Board of Audit and Inspection stated, "There is no structural safety verification method for the design of outdoor advertisements, raising concerns about safety accidents such as outdoor advertisements falling due to strong winds," and conveyed that they notified the Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to establish wind resistance design standards considering regional characteristics such as typhoon impacts for advertisements vulnerable to strong winds or those that could cause significant damage in case of accidents.

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