Ministry of the Interior and Safety Launches 'Safety Inspection' to Address Odor and Gas Accidents

Strict Punishment Without Leniency for Facilities Deliberately Emitting Odor and Gas

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 19th that it will conduct intensive inspections for four weeks starting from the 20th to alleviate public inconvenience caused by odors and toxic gas emissions from various environmental facilities such as livestock barns and food factories due to rising temperatures in summer, and to raise users' awareness.

Although related ministries have continuously improved environmental facilities to solve odor problems, odor control at individual business sites remains difficult, resulting in ongoing complaints. Additionally, there are concerns about safety accidents due to aging and poor management of toxic gas facilities, so the ministry plans to focus on checking the operational status of facility managers and users of odor-emitting facilities.

The safety inspection will cover ▲ designation criteria and management status of odor control areas ▲ technical diagnosis of odors and inspection practices of specialized odor testing institutions ▲ unauthorized emission facilities, illegal wastewater discharge, and installation of secret discharge outlets. Intentional violations such as odor and toxic substance emission facilities, inadequate inspections by testing institutions, and non-compliance with odor reduction measures will be strictly punished through the relevant authorities.

Hwang Beom-soon, the safety inspection officer, said, “Through this inspection, we aim to raise awareness among local governments and odor-emitting facility stakeholders to reduce public inconvenience caused by odor emissions.”

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