Ministry of Industry to Conduct "Nationwide Mine Safety Inspections"... Strengthening Safety at Crowded Department Stores and Shopping Malls

Deputy Minister Jang Young-jin Briefing on Steel Flood Recovery and Supply Inspection TF
(Sejong=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Joo-hyung = On the morning of the 14th, Jang Young-jin, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, is briefing at the Government Complex Sejong in Sejong City on the operation plan of the Steel Flood Recovery and Supply Inspection TF and the joint public-private steel supply survey team. 2022.9.14
kjhpress@yna.co.kr
(End)

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Dongwoo Lee] The government will conduct a nationwide mine safety inspection through a public-private joint effort by the end of this year. It also plans to complete improvement measures for large-scale retail facilities with high population density.

On the 16th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held a "Safety Inspection Measures Meeting for Major Facilities under the Ministry's Jurisdiction" at the Korea Electric Power Corporation Namseoul Headquarters, chaired by First Vice Minister Youngjin Jang, to discuss the results of emergency safety inspections and follow-up measures for mines, large distribution facilities, and high-capacity electrical equipment facilities.

As a follow-up to the emergency mine safety inspection meeting held on the 9th after the mine collapse accident in Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk Province, the Ministry plans to conduct a public-private joint safety inspection of 35 mines where serious accidents have occurred in the past three years by the end of the year.

Additionally, reflecting the inspection results, the Ministry will prepare measures to strengthen mine safety management by January next year and conduct a full survey of operating mines by the first half of next year.

The Ministry is also conducting a comprehensive safety inspection of 24 large-scale retail facilities with high population density, such as department stores, large marts, and complex shopping malls. Alongside industry-led safety inspections, it plans to complete improvements on insufficient areas within the year.

Vice Minister Jang urged, "Please strengthen safety management, including crowd density control and deployment of safety personnel during the year-end and New Year discount event periods."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.