Gyeonggi-do Conducts Safety Inspections at Four Oil Storage Facilities in Preparation for Large-Scale Marine Pollution Accidents

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province will conduct safety inspections on oil and hazardous liquid storage facilities from the 19th to the 29th of this month to prevent large-scale marine pollution accidents.

This inspection, carried out jointly by the province and city/county governments, targets four oil storage facilities among 30 marine facilities reported in Gyeonggi Province, including Hwaseong Gungpyeong Port, Ansan Tando Port, and Gimpo Daemyeong Port.

The main inspection items include ▲Facility condition (whether there is subsidence, tilting, external cracks on tanks, normal operation of oil storage and transfer pipe control devices, etc.) ▲Safety management status inspection (whether the facility owner conducts self-inspections, availability of fire extinguishing equipment, etc.) ▲Marine pollution accident prevention-related items (availability of materials, chemicals, marine facility pollution emergency plans, etc.).

Additional checks will be made to see whether oil storage facility operators are taking proactive measures and managing safety autonomously, whether issues pointed out in past safety inspections are being addressed, and if there are any areas needing improvement.

Kim Bong-hyun, Director of the Marine Fisheries Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Since marine facility accidents can lead to large-scale disasters, operators must establish rigorous safety management and response systems themselves. Gyeonggi Province will continue to pay close attention and do its best to protect a safe Gyeonggi Sea."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province plans to invest 940 million KRW this year to modernize the oil storage facilities at Hwaseong Gungpyeong Port, which have been in place for over 20 years.

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