Gyeongbuk Province Prepares for Earthquake Damage with Experts... Training for Risk Assessment Team of Earthquake-Damaged Facilities in Gyeongju

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] On the afternoon of the 27th, Gyeongbuk Province conducted training on earthquake damage facility risk assessment methods for about 100 members of the earthquake damage facility risk assessment team from the province, cities, and counties at the Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Center.

Since digital observation began in Korea (?99 ~ ?21), there have been a total of 1,623 earthquakes of magnitude 2.0 or higher, of which 670 occurred in Gyeongbuk and the East Coast area, accounting for about 41% of the total occurrences, highlighting the need for preparedness against unpredictable earthquakes.

The earthquake damage facility risk assessment team is composed of experts from various fields such as structure, architecture, ports, and bridges to ensure the safety of residents through rapid risk assessment of facilities when earthquake damage occurs.

Starting with this training, it will be conducted annually to strengthen earthquake response capabilities.

The training content included basic theories about earthquakes, damage and recovery cases of the Gyeongju and Pohang earthquakes, facility risk assessment methods, and practical explanations of theory and field experience based on on-site cases.

The training was conducted by inviting Park Byungcheol, head of the Earthquake Disaster Prevention Center at the National Disaster Safety Research Institute.

Director Park previously served as the Large Complex Disaster Cooperation Officer at the Ministry of Public Safety and Security and as the Earthquake Disaster Prevention Manager at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, overseeing policies related to earthquake damage facility risk assessment and earthquake disaster prevention management.

Kim Jungkwon, Director of the Disaster Safety Office of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “Through this training, it will be an opportunity to enhance practical capabilities to quickly assess the safety of facilities in the event of an unpredictable earthquake and to prevent additional damage caused by aftershocks.”

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