Yongin City Conducts 'On-Site Inspection' of Rest Facilities for Construction Workers at 93 Locations

Yongin City is inspecting rest facilities to ensure the safety of construction workers ahead of the heatwave.

The city of Yongin in Gyeonggi Province is set to inspect rest facilities for workers at construction sites.

The targets are 93 construction sites with contract amounts exceeding 2 billion KRW. By region, there are 51 sites in Cheoin-gu, 24 in Giheung-gu, and 18 in Suji-gu.

The current 'Industrial Safety and Health Act' mandates that employers at construction sites with contract amounts over 2 billion KRW must provide rest facilities for workers.

Yongin City has formed an inspection team of five members, including the head of the Architecture and Regional Architecture Safety Center, to conduct inspections by the 16th of this month.

During this inspection, Yongin City will focus on whether the rest areas are conveniently located for workers, free of hazards, and meet the standards of at least 6 square meters in area and a ceiling height of 2.1 meters or more.

They will also check if the temperature is maintained between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius, as well as indoor brightness, ventilation, availability of drinking water, ice machines, and saline glucose.

If any sites are found to have inadequate working conditions, Yongin City will immediately order improvements and verify whether these have been implemented.

Additionally, the city will provide guidance on major safety accident cases to prevent natural disasters such as heavy rain and typhoons, and listen to concerns from the sites.

A Yongin City official stated, "As heatwaves are expected this year due to global warming and El Ni?o, we are conducting inspections to strengthen the safety of construction workers," and urged, "Please strictly follow safety rules to prevent accidents caused by heat-related illnesses."

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