Changwon Coast Guard's Hawk Eye 'Flash' ... Thoroughly Inspecting Oil Storage Facilities

South Korea's Major Safety Shift: Intensive Safety Inspection of Marine Facilities

Changwon Maritime Police and firefighters inspecting the safety management status of oil storage facilities.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Changwon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam will conduct the ‘Korea Safety Transformation Marine Facility Intensive Safety Inspection’ from the 17th to October 14th.

The inspection will target nine oil storage facilities with a storage capacity of 300㎘ or more, which have a high likelihood of large-scale marine pollution accidents. A joint inspection team will be formed with 10 related organizations including the Korea Coast Guard, local governments, and fire departments.

The inspection team will encourage workplaces to strengthen safety management on their own and establish a safety culture within the workplace, and will check whether the issues pointed out in the intensive safety inspections conducted since 2015 are being managed.

Workplaces requiring improvements will be continuously managed until the improvements are completed.

A Changwon Maritime Police official said, “Marine facility accidents can lead to large-scale disasters,” and added, “We hope that a workplace-led safety culture will be established with responsibility and preparedness for accident prevention and response.”

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