Yeongdeungpo-gu Makes Every Effort to Minimize Damage from Typhoons and Heatwaves

Visiting Construction Sites to Inspect Preparations for Typhoon and Heatwave... Urging Thorough Facility Inspections - Held an 'Emergency Countermeasure Meeting' in Preparation for Typhoon Khanun's Approach, Checking Departmental Response Status One by One... Efforts to Minimize Damage through Proactive and Thorough Preemptive Measures and Safety Management

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that as Typhoon 'Khanun' is about to make landfall in Korea, it is making efforts to minimize damage by inspecting construction sites and holding emergency countermeasure meetings to prepare effective measures.

Typhoon Khanun, the 6th typhoon of the season, is a moderately strong typhoon expected to make landfall on the southern coast on the morning of the 10th and significantly affect Seoul.

Accordingly, on the morning of the 7th, Mayor Choi and district officials personally visited construction sites to conduct safety inspections. This inspection was arranged to proactively identify risk factors and prevent safety accidents in advance by visiting two large-scale construction sites in the Yangpyeong-dong and Dangsan-dong areas.

The district checked ▲the management status of drainage channels and sedimentation basins at construction sites ▲whether safety facilities were installed in sections at risk of collapse ▲and whether measures were in place to prevent fences and protective screens from toppling during strong winds.

Mayor Choi, while touring the construction sites, ordered the firm securing of construction materials and other objects at risk of falling, as well as site organization, to prevent safety accidents and secondary damage caused by heavy rain and strong winds.

In addition, to prevent heat-related illnesses and other heatwave damages, the working environment of on-site workers was also checked. The district inspected ▲the provision of rest areas ▲the allowance of break times ▲and the establishment of heat illness prevention measures to ensure the health and safety of workers.

Subsequently, on the afternoon of the 7th, the district held an emergency countermeasure meeting in the district office conference room, attended by Mayor Choi and senior officials from related departments, to review the departmental response status in preparation for Typhoon Khanun.

Through the countermeasure meeting, the district meticulously checked departmental responses including ▲safety management of construction site facilities ▲maintenance of outdoor advertising structures at risk of falling ▲pre-removal of hazardous trees such as dead trees ▲and inspection of flood prevention facilities such as water barriers and backflow preventers.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “We ask residents and facility managers to refrain from outdoor activities and actively cooperate in managing facilities to prevent safety accidents,” adding, “We are closely monitoring the typhoon’s path and all departments will maintain an emergency posture to ensure no damage to residents’ property or lives, responding swiftly.”

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