Incheon City Establishes Ventilation Duct Installation and Management Standards... New Installations in Areas Difficult for People and Vehicles to Access

by Park Haesook

Published 11 Jul.2023 10:11(KST)

Incheon City announced on the 11th that it has established standards for the installation and management of ventilation grates on sidewalks to prevent inconveniences in passage and safety accidents such as falls.

Since there had been no clear management standards for facility ventilation grates, raising concerns about safety accidents, the city has independently prepared the "Ventilation Grate Design, Construction, Management, and Reinforcement Standards" and plans to apply them to both new and existing ventilation grates.

According to these standards, newly installed facility ventilation grates must be placed in locations that are difficult for people and vehicles to access.

For existing ventilation grates already installed on walkways, the standards for the cover's specifications and shape have been strengthened, and maintenance and reinforcement measures such as installing lattice-type intermediate supports under the cover have been mandated.

Facility ventilation grate structures should be installed at a height of at least 2 meters above the ground, except in special cases. The area up to 0.5 meters from the ground should be solidly constructed with concrete, and the upper part should be made transparent to consider urban aesthetics.

Additionally, management standards such as inspection methods, inspection intervals, and accident response manuals for ventilation grates have been specified in detail.

An official from Incheon City stated, "With the establishment of design, construction, management, and reinforcement standards for ventilation grates, structural safety and functionality can be secured," and added, "We will thoroughly manage safety so that citizens no longer feel anxious about ventilation grates."