Nationwide Intensive Inspection of Safety-Vulnerable Facilities... 6,201 Repair and Reinforcement Targets Identified

Announcement of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Intensive Safety Inspection Results

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the results of an intensive safety inspection conducted over 61 days from April 17 to June 16. A total of 11,304 safety hazards were identified during this period.

On the 7th, the Ministry stated that approximately 150,000 inspection personnel (including public officials and private experts) from 409 organizations, including 29 central government ministries and 243 local governments, participated in inspecting 29,038 safety-vulnerable facilities. In particular, following the Jeongjagyo Bridge collapse accident (April 5), safety inspections were conducted on 1,722 cantilever bridges nationwide under the jurisdiction of local governments.

As a result of the inspections, a total of 11,304 safety hazards were discovered. Major issues included cracks and damage to building exterior walls and railings due to aging structures, exposure of reinforcement bars in structures, absence of fall prevention nets at industrial and construction sites, partial damage to safety railings on breakwaters, and tile detachment in swimming pools.

Among these, 4,925 sites (44%) involved minor issues such as drainage cleaning and removal of obstructions from emergency exits, which were corrected on-site. Repairs and reinforcements are planned for 6,201 sites (55%), and 178 sites (1.6%) deemed to require more detailed safety assessments will undergo precision safety inspections.

Additionally, inspections of 1,722 cantilever bridges nationwide under local government jurisdiction revealed safety hazards at 372 bridges. Of these, on-site corrections were completed at 18 sites, repairs and reinforcements are planned for 290 sites, and precision safety inspections will be conducted at 64 sites.

The government plans to complete measures for 4,256 sites (69%) out of the 6,201 repair and reinforcement targets and 121 sites (68%) out of the 178 precision safety inspection targets by the end of this year.

Kim Seong-ho, Head of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters, stated, “With the recent aging of infrastructure, continuous inspections and reinforcements to ensure safety are more important than ever. We thank the public who directly applied for inspection targets,” and added, “Since over 6,000 repair and reinforcement targets were identified in this inspection, the government will promptly eliminate hazards to create a safer Republic of Korea.”

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