Gyeongsangnam-do Conducts Comprehensive Safety Inspections at 83 Earth and Stone Quarry Sites

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 8th that it will conduct a joint inspection of 83 soil and rock extraction sites within the province together with the provincial and city/county governments and related organizations.

The main inspection items include overall measures related to safety, such as workplace safety accidents, potential disaster concerns and violations, installation of safety facilities in accident-prone areas, and whether safety education for workers is being conducted.

Additionally, the inspection will cover compliance with terraced extraction and restoration plans, underground extraction, boundary encroachment and buffer zone adherence, prevention of soil runoff through sedimentation ponds, and the installation of various signboards.

The initial inspection will be conducted by city and county governments based on an inspection checklist by the 25th of this month, and for sites found to be insufficient or substandard, a joint inspection by the province, city/county governments, and related organizations is planned by the 16th of next month.

Yoon Dong-jun, Director of the Forest Recreation Division, stated, “This joint inspection will serve as an opportunity to raise awareness about safety once again.”

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