Ensuring Safety for Port Users... BPA Initiates 'Detailed Safety Inspection Service' for Busan Port Facilities

Busan Port Authority.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Port Authority (BPA) will begin the "2024 Busan Port Facility Detailed Safety Inspection Service" from the 19th, aiming to ensure the safety of port facilities at Busan Port.

The authority plans to conduct a thorough visual inspection and on-site investigation using precision measurement equipment on 18 port facilities, both on land and underwater, within the North Port and New Port areas to evaluate their safety.

This service inspects the safety status of facilities in accordance with the "Special Act on the Safety and Maintenance of Facilities" and the "Port Act."

The safety status of the 18 port facilities will be comprehensively analyzed and evaluated through visual inspections, underwater condition assessments, and material sampling tests.

BPA continuously monitors the inspection schedule based on the safety grades of the facilities each year and inspects their safety status, carrying out urgent maintenance for any hazardous facilities.

BPA’s facilities have maintained a condition of grade B (good) or higher annually.

Min Byung-geun, Vice President of Construction at BPA, stated, "We will do our best to secure the safety of facilities and port users and prevent major civic disasters by conducting continuous and systematic safety inspections, repairs, and reinforcements."

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