Gyeongbuk Office of Education Conducts Safety Inspections of Educational Facilities During Thawing Period... Identifies Vulnerable Sites to Ground Collapse and Fire

Safety inspections are being conducted on educational facilities during the thawing season.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education will conduct a safety inspection of all educational facilities, including ground collapse, fire-vulnerable facilities, and structural safety hazard facilities, by the 25th in preparation for the thawing season.

This inspection will be conducted by distinguishing between ‘public-private joint inspection target facilities’ and ‘self-inspection target facilities’ for a full inspection.

The ‘public-private joint inspection’ will be carried out by an inspection team composed of four or more officials, civilians, and private experts, targeting temporary classrooms such as modular classrooms, structural safety hazard facilities, collapse risk facilities, and fire risk facilities.

The ‘self-inspection’ will cover all facilities of affiliated schools and kindergartens, excluding buildings subject to the public-private joint inspection. The self-inspection team, composed of persons in charge of each inspection field, will conduct the self-inspection using a safety inspection checklist.

After conducting the public-private joint inspection and self-inspection, confirmation inspections by supervisory agencies such as the Office of Education will be carried out, and if risk factors are found, a detailed safety diagnosis will be conducted by a specialized safety diagnosis institution.

For safety inspection results, issues that can be corrected on-site will be addressed immediately, and in case of serious defects or risk factors, emergency measures such as urgent repairs, reinforcements, or usage restrictions will be taken.

Director Kwon Young-geun of the Education Bureau said, “Through the thawing season safety inspection, we will strive to secure the safety of school members from disasters and minimize facility damage.”

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