Busan City Holds 'Special Safety Inspection Field Report Meeting' for Thawing Season

9th at 9 AM at Bukhang: 'Safety' Officials to Attend

Direct Inspection of Safety Management and Project Progress Planned

Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, is taking the lead in ensuring safety by personally visiting sites to establish a flawless urban safety network ahead of the onsite inspection by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE).

On the morning of the 9th at 9 a.m., Busan City will hold a “Special Safety Inspection Field Report Meeting for the Thawing Season” at the Bukhang area, chaired by Mayor Park Hyung-jun, with attendance from related department heads, fire and police officials, and safety experts.

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Earlier, Mayor Park had directly ordered a special inspection of overall urban safety to ensure that not a single safety accident occurs during the “thawing season,” which is vulnerable to safety accidents and includes the period of the BIE onsite inspection.

Accordingly, major disaster and facility-related departments and affiliated organizations have been conducting comprehensive inspections since February 20, covering not only vulnerable facilities but also disaster response personnel and equipment readiness.

This report meeting was arranged for Mayor Park to personally check and review the progress of special safety inspections by sector and to thoroughly examine the safety management status at the sites scheduled for the onsite inspection team’s visit.

The meeting will proceed in the order of ▲report on the progress of special safety inspections ▲free discussion among experts ▲field inspection of the sites in the Bukhang area scheduled for the onsite inspection team’s visit, with attendance from disaster safety department heads including the Fire and Disaster Headquarters Chief, Autonomous Police Commissioner, Citizen Safety Office Director, and fire equipment and architectural structure experts.

Through this meeting, Mayor Park will receive reports on inspections of major vulnerable facilities (vulnerable areas), disaster response systems, and the progress of repairs and reinforcements, then order the strengthening of inspection expertise by actively utilizing advanced technologies such as drones and thermal cameras in collaboration with private experts.

Furthermore, he plans to repeatedly instruct that all necessary measures be completed before the onsite inspection to welcome the inspection team in the best possible safety environment.

In the final part of the report meeting, the field inspection, Mayor Park will visit the Busan Opera House construction site and the Bukhang redevelopment site, the scheduled venue for the 2030 Busan World Expo, to check safety management and project progress.

In particular, he will encourage onsite personnel and personally verify that there are no risks such as collapses or falling objects at the construction sites, urging efforts to prevent worker safety accidents without any negligence.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun of Busan stated, “To create a safe Busan free from disasters, accidents, and safety incidents, all administrative power must be concentrated with citizen safety as the top priority,” adding, “Since the early April BIE onsite inspection is a crucial process determining the outcome of Busan’s bid for the 2030 World Expo, there must be no gaps in disaster and safety accident prevention and response capabilities.”

He also reiterated, “All disaster safety-related agencies and departments must swiftly predict risk factors and proactively implement strong measures, even if they seem excessive at times.”

Each department plans to complete repairs and maintenance by the end of March by actively utilizing budgets, equipment, and personnel for facility maintenance based on issues found during this inspection, such as damage to traffic and fire facilities, poor road paving, and slope reinforcement.

Additionally, during the thawing season safety inspection management period, an emergency duty system will be established to enable rapid response to safety accidents, and regular self-inspections will be conducted at each construction site to ensure no negligence in construction site safety management.

Measures will also be vigorously established to prevent safety accidents caused by crowds of tourists during spring events.

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