Small Business Fire Safety Facility Pre-Inspection System ... Resolving Disadvantages

Changwon Fire Headquarters Takes Initiative to Build Social Safety Net

The Changwon Fire Headquarters in Gyeongnam is implementing a pre-inspection system for fire safety facilities in small-scale businesses vulnerable to fire, aiming to establish a thorough social safety net.

The pre-inspection system for fire safety facilities is a tailored safety measure designed to cover blind spots as the number of small-scale businesses increases due to recent high prices and labor cost burdens. Under this system, business owners submit construction plans to the fire station before starting business operations or indoor construction. The submitted plans are then compared with existing fire safety blueprints to identify compliance and suggest improvements on-site.

Gyeongnam Changwon Fire Headquarters.

The Changwon Fire Headquarters, in collaboration with the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, has been promoting this system since this year. It is expected that by pre-inspecting fire safety facilities when opening small-scale businesses, disadvantages to business owners can be alleviated and fire safety levels improved.

In fact, since its inception, the Changwon Fire Headquarters has taken the lead in providing fire services to ensure citizens do not face inconvenience by offering pre-consultations and telephone guidance for small-scale businesses excluded from building permit requirements, thereby facilitating administrative convenience for citizens.

Starting in 2020, the Changwon Fire Headquarters became the first nationwide to promote a one-stop fire safety measure to shorten civil complaint processing times for fire facility construction notifications and compliance in multi-use establishments, aiming to reduce the economic burden on small-scale businesses.

Additionally, to ease the fire safety management cost burden on small businesses struggling due to economic downturns, they are promoting a business-focused fire care program that supports free replacement of minor fire safety facilities.

Kim Yong-jin, Fire Headquarters Chief, stated, “Proactive response is paramount to protect citizens’ lives and property from disasters,” adding, “We will do our best to discover various safety policies and create a disaster-free Changwon Special City.”

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