Suncheon City Puts Full Effort into Creating a Safety-Friendly City in Response to Serious Accident Punishment Act

Heo Seok, Mayor of Suncheon, Conducts Safety Inspections at 13 Major Project Sites Over Two Months, Listens to Citizens' Voices

Mayor Heo Seok is inspecting the site of the integrated government building in the eastern region of Jeonnam, located in the Sindae district. (Photo by Suncheon City)

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 1st that it conducted on-site safety inspections following the enforcement of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

The safety inspections, held every Thursday from February 17 to the 31st of last month, involved Mayor Heo Seok personally visiting 13 major project sites to check progress and facility safety, as well as listening to the voices of the citizens using the facilities.

On February 17, at the Suncheon City New Office Building construction site, Mayor Heo Seok urged the presence of safety managers during the demolition of high-rise buildings and requested road traffic blockades to prevent casualties during construction. He then inspected the Namhaean Fermented Food Industrialization Support Center and the Microbial Cultivation Center, asking for more thorough safety management for convenience facility installation and on-site workers.

On February 24, he checked the Job World food court and 5G experience center remodeling sites, as well as the rain shelter facilities and outdoor restroom installation projects at Suncheonman Garden Market, ordering that worker safety management and citizen convenience be ensured without inconvenience.

Additionally, on the 3rd of last month, he visited the Jeonnam Eastern Integrated Government Building construction site and the Yeonhyang Overpass structural improvement project, which is being expanded to six lanes to alleviate citizen traffic inconvenience. On the 10th, he visited the Suncheonman Mudflat Fishermen’s Ten-ri Road construction site for safety inspections, discussed ways to revitalize the fishermen’s market with village residents, and encouraged workers at the Suncheonman Reed Cutting project site.

On the 17th, he visited urban regeneration sites including Cheongsugol, Vitamin Jeojeongol Regeneration Center, and Jangcheon-dong Terminal Regeneration Center, gathering difficulties faced by resident organizations such as the shortage of large bus parking spaces.

Then, on the 24th, he inspected safety measures at the Innovation Farmer Center under construction in Deokwol-dong, ordered a review of parking lot expansion, and visited the Western Region Agricultural Machinery Rental Center being built to improve farming environments for residents in the distant western area. He listened to residents’ opinions to increase usage rates and requested the purchase of small agricultural machinery that female farmers can easily use.

Finally, on the 31st, after inspecting the remodeling construction site of the Citizen Public Interest Activity Support Center, which will become an innovative space to encourage and support various public interest activities by citizens, he urged that it serve as a citizen outpost for the successful hosting of the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo upon its opening in June.

Mayor Heo Seok, who has been overseeing facility safety inspections and efficient facility improvements at major project sites, said, “We place the highest value of city administration on the lives and safety of citizens. Until the end of the 7th term of the elected government, we will continuously check and address any improper practices and poor construction in the industry to create a peaceful and livable Suncheon for our citizens.”

Meanwhile, Suncheon City announced that Mayor Heo Seok is scheduled to register as a preliminary candidate for the local elections on the 2nd, and the city will transition to a deputy mayor Son Jeom-sik acting authority system.

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