Korea Rail Network Authority Selects 96 Agencies as Specialized Safety Inspection Institutions

The Korea Rail Network Authority announced on the 21st that it has selected 96 specialized institutions to conduct safety inspections in the civil engineering field (41 institutions) and the architectural field (55 institutions).

The selected institutions will carry out regular safety inspections of railway facilities such as tunnels, bridges, buildings, retaining walls, slopes, temporary structures, construction machinery, and tower cranes at railway construction sites commissioned by the Rail Network Authority until the first quarter of next year.

Exterior view of the Korea Rail Network Authority building (right) and Korea Railroad Corporation building (left) located in Dong-gu, Daejeon. Provided by the Korea Rail Network Authority

Before selecting the specialized safety inspection institutions, the Rail Network Authority minimized unnecessary document submissions and improved submission methods by gathering opinions from registered institutions last year, thereby reducing the workload of participating institutions.

Additionally, to enable systematic management of institutions, the registration of the list was improved to be possible through the Rail Network Authority's electronic procurement system.

Last year, the Rail Network Authority selected 76 specialized safety inspection institutions and conducted safety inspections at 32 railway construction sites, including the Gangneung?Jejin single-track electrification project and the Pyeongtaek?Osong double-tracking project.

Kim Gongsu, Head of Safety at the Rail Network Authority, stated, “We will do our best to achieve zero accidents and zero incidents at railway construction sites together with the specialized safety inspection institutions.”

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