Gyeonggi-do Conducts Safety Inspections at Large Discount Stores Ahead of Seol... 79 Cases Corrected

Obstruction in front of the fire shutter emergency exit door

Gyeonggi Province conducted a joint public-private inspection of 14 multi-use buildings, including large discount stores and shopping malls, ahead of the Lunar New Year, uncovering 79 violations.

From the 11th of last month to the 1st of this month, Gyeonggi Province inspected 14 multi-use facilities, checking ▲the safety and maintenance status of facilities ▲crisis situation manuals for multi-use facilities ▲management status of fire extinguishing equipment and fire compartments ▲maintenance status of evacuation facilities and escape routes, and announced on the 9th that a total of 79 cases were corrected.

Among the detected cases, a large mart located in Suwon had items piled up in front of the main entrance and under the fire shutter, and the automatic gas leak shut-off device was malfunctioning.

A shopping mall located in Yongin was found to have improperly installed emergency exit guide lights in front of the restrooms, items piled in front of large fire extinguishers, and insufficient safety signs installed in fall hazard areas.

Gyeonggi Province took measures such as on-site corrections, correction requests, and improvement recommendations depending on the case. They also plan to continuously manage risk factors to prevent safety accidents.

Kim Byung-tae, head of Gyeonggi Province’s Special Safety Inspection Team, stated, "To prevent safety accidents in various facilities such as large retail facilities with many users, we plan to conduct safety inspections to eliminate risk factors not only during Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays but also during vulnerable periods such as thawing season." He added, "We will continue to strive to protect the lives and safety of residents through field-centered safety inspections."

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