Gyeonggi Fire Department Conducts Regular Inspections on Only 31% of Hazardous Material 'Manufacturing Facilities' Including Gas Stations in the Province

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters has urged managers of hazardous material "manufacturing facilities, etc." within the province, such as gas stations and fuel storage tanks, to conduct regular inspections within the year and submit the inspection results to the relevant fire stations.

Manufacturing facilities, etc. refer to places that manufacture, store, or handle hazardous materials exceeding designated quantities, including pharmaceutical or chemical storage facilities, fuel tanks, and gas stations.

According to the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters on the 15th, managers of hazardous material manufacturing facilities, etc. must conduct at least one regular inspection of hazardous material facilities annually on their own and submit the inspection results to the relevant fire station within 30 days from the inspection date. This is in accordance with the fully enforced revision of the "Hazardous Materials Safety Control Act" that has been in effect since October last year.

However, as of June this year, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters identified 11,733 sites subject to regular inspections, but only 3,659 sites submitted their inspection results to the relevant fire stations, resulting in a submission rate of just 31.2%.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters especially warned that submitting inspection results at the end of the year may delay the submission due to incomplete documents and requested that the inspection results be submitted preferably in the third quarter (July to September) of this year.

A representative of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters explained, "Due to the revision of the related law, if the relevant facilities do not undergo at least one regular inspection annually and fail to submit the results, a fine of up to 5 million KRW will be imposed."

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