Gyeonggi Fire Department to Conduct '3-Stage Safety Inspection' at Special Flammable Material Sites Until February Next Year

Safety Management of Facilities Handling Hazardous Combustible Materials

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters will conduct a three-phase safety inspection of facilities storing and handling special combustible materials within the province until February next year.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 9th that from this month until February next year, over a period of five months, they will carry out safety inspections in three phases?focused publicity, safety guidance, and on-site enforcement?targeting businesses related to special combustible materials.

Special combustible materials refer to substances such as rubber, plastics, coal, and charcoal, which are flammable and pose a high risk as fires can spread rapidly. They also emit toxic gases that are major causes of air and water pollution.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters has designated the first phase as a focused publicity period until the end of November. During this time, they will promote safety awareness through phone calls, social networking services (SNS), YouTube, and other channels targeting businesses handling special combustible materials, including resource recycling facilities. They also plan to share fire incident cases involving special combustible materials to raise vigilance among stakeholders and provide training on initial fire response methods.

Additionally, throughout October, joint public-private meetings will be held, hosted by local fire stations, with participation from municipal waste-related departments, businesses storing and handling special combustible materials, and related organizations.

In November, the focus will be on conducting fire safety investigations, collecting firefighting activity data, and carrying out firefighting drills at large-scale businesses handling special combustible materials.

Finally, from December this year through February next year, on-site safety inspections and enforcement will be conducted at these facilities.

Moreover, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters will establish a control system to prevent contaminated firefighting water from flowing into nearby streams and other water bodies during fires involving special combustible materials.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, stated, "Fires involving special combustible materials generate large amounts of toxic gases, threatening air quality and the health of nearby residents. To prevent this, we are strengthening safety management." He added, "We also plan to propose to the government a legal amendment requiring facilities that store and handle special combustible materials to submit a firefighting facility installation plan when applying for building permits."

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