60% of Railings in Daegu Public Facilities, Wedding Halls, and Hotels Deemed Dangerous... 182 Sites Identified and Actioned

Daegu City conducted a comprehensive survey from April to early May, together with district and county offices, on hazardous railings in multi-use facilities such as hotels and wedding halls, as well as public facilities. As a result, 182 dangerous railings posing safety risks were identified, and the city plans to focus on managing these by ensuring appropriate safety measures are implemented.

Among the 182 railings deemed hazardous, 113 were found in private facilities and 69 in public facilities.

The railing next to the elevator on the 2nd floor of Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park was dangerous, so it was repaired by attaching an acrylic panel.

Daegu City plans to complete safety measures for the 69 public facility railings by the end of the year. Of the 113 private facilities, 6 have been issued immediate correction orders, while 107 have been advised to make corrections.

A Daegu City official stated, “After inspecting 299 multi-use facilities such as hotels and wedding halls in Daegu, we identified 182 locations with railings that pose risks of falls and other accidents.”

To prevent major disasters and safety accidents, the Citizen Safety Theme Park, which hosts many children’s safety experience events, had immediate safety measures implemented by the Fire Safety Headquarters. Additionally, 69 public facilities including Daegu City Hall will complete safety measures by the end of the year.

Furthermore, for six private facilities that violated regulations and were constructed after 2015, immediate correction orders have been issued in accordance with relevant laws. For the remaining 107 private facilities, regardless of legal obligations, the city plans to actively provide administrative guidance linked with facility safety inspections to ensure appropriate safety measures are implemented to prevent accidents.

Kim Hyung-il, Director of the Disaster Safety Office of Daegu City, said, “To prevent any recurrence of child fall accidents in the region, we plan to continuously recommend the implementation of safety measures for private facilities in connection with facility safety inspections.”

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