Yeongdeungpo-gu, Public-Private Cooperative Outdoor Advertising Safety Inspection for Flood and Wind Disaster Preparedness

Proactive Flood and Wind Disaster Preparedness... Inspection of Over 500 Outdoor Advertisements in the Area Until June 24
Residents Take the Lead... Full-Scale Operation of 'Outdoor Advertisement Safety Guardians,' Monthly Patrols for Early Detection and Action on Hazardous Signs... Illegal Advertisement Eradication Campaign on June 4... Creating a Pleasant and Safe Walking Environment

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will conduct safety inspections of outdoor advertisements by June 24 to proactively respond to wind and flood disasters ahead of the upcoming rainy season.

This outdoor advertisement inspection will be carried out jointly by the Seoul Outdoor Advertising Association, which has professional technical personnel, and public-private cooperation to enhance the expertise of the inspections and ensure the safety of residents.

The district will inspect approximately 500 outdoor advertisements in the area, checking ▲whether they conform to design documents and permit conditions ▲the condition of material joints ▲damage and corrosion ▲and the safety of electrical wiring. If any risk factors are found during the inspection, corrective actions will be immediately taken by notifying the advertiser or building manager, followed by subsequent inspections and management.

In addition, the district conducted safety inspections on 248 outdoor advertisements in March and has already completed corrective measures such as repairs and removals for 10 cases that were deemed non-compliant. The district plans to continue thorough inspections during the remaining period to ensure safety.

Notably, starting this year, the district has been actively operating the ‘Outdoor Advertisement Safety Keepers’ project, composed of local residents and outdoor advertisers in the area. Currently, there are 18 safety keepers who collaborate with advertisers possessing expertise in outdoor advertisements, enabling more detailed inspections.

The safety keepers patrol designated areas within the district to early detect signs such as ▲aged signboards ▲ownerless signboards ▲and protruding signboards at risk of falling, which could potentially cause accidents. They have actively contributed to improving the pedestrian environment by identifying 75 hazardous signboards to date.

Meanwhile, on June 4, the district held an ‘Illegal Advertisement Eradication Campaign’ with about 30 members of the Yeongdeungpo branch of the Outdoor Advertising Association to promote the installation of lawful and safe outdoor advertisements and foster a desirable outdoor advertising culture.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We will continue inspections to prevent safety accidents caused by outdoor advertisements and focus on follow-up management. Through activities such as the safety keepers, we will promptly identify risk factors related to signboards, and we ask residents to immediately report any hazardous signboards to the district’s Street Landscape Division.”

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