Nong-eochon Gong Jeonnam Conducts Inspections at 122 Major Civic Disaster Target Facilities

Published 13 Feb.2024 11:40(KST)

The Jeonnam Regional Headquarters of the Korea Rural Community Corporation (Head: Jo Young-ho) announced on the 13th that it has formed a joint inspection team for risk assessment and will conduct a full inspection of 122 facilities subject to major civic disasters over the course of one month to prevent major accidents and strengthen safety management.

The joint inspection team is checking the operation of the sluice gates at Jindo Sujang Reservoir. <br>[Photo by Korea Rural Community Corporation Jeonnam]

The joint inspection team is checking the operation of the sluice gates at Jindo Sujang Reservoir.
[Photo by Korea Rural Community Corporation Jeonnam]

Facilities subject to major civic disasters include reservoirs with a total storage capacity of 1 million tons or more and embankments with a containment capacity of 10 million tons or more, as stipulated by the "Special Act on the Safety and Maintenance of Facilities."

The inspection targets include 107 reservoirs with a total storage capacity of 1 million tons or more and 15 embankments with a containment tidal volume (the tidal volume flowing into reclaimed land at the highest high tide) of 10 million tons or more.

The Jeonnam Headquarters organized five teams consisting of 11 employees from the headquarters and branch offices, with the head of the Water Resources Management Department as the overall team leader, to focus on inspecting ▲ risk factors that may occur upon physical contact ▲ risk factors related to electrical, chemical, biological, work characteristics, and work environment ▲ risk factors related to water supply and drainage operations and facility maintenance work.

Hazardous and risky factors discovered during the inspection will be immediately improved or continuously addressed by reflecting conditions such as budget availability.

The Jeonnam Headquarters has been focusing on preventing risk factors in advance by conducting regular safety inspections at least once quarterly for 2,961 agricultural production infrastructure facilities annually.

Head Jo Young-ho said, “To prepare proactively, it is most important to properly identify risk factors. We will do our best to protect the lives and safety of the public through meticulous inspections that take a step ahead for safety.”