Public Procurement Service Gathers Private Sector Feedback on Draft Design Standards for Fire Prevention

The Public Procurement Service announced on the 26th that it would hold a "Workshop for Strengthening Fire Safety Design Standards for Public Buildings" together with the Korea Fire Facility Association, the Korea Fire Safety Association, and private experts in the fire safety sector.

Kwon Hyukjae, Director of the Facility Project Bureau at the Public Procurement Service (third from the right in the front row), is taking a commemorative photo with participants after completing the "Workshop for Strengthening Fire Safety Design Standards for Public Buildings" on the 26th. Provided by the Public Procurement Service.

The workshop is being held to review and gather feedback from private experts on the draft design standards for fire prevention prepared by the Public Procurement Service.

During the workshop, participants presented various opinions, including the application of early fire detection systems in high-risk areas, the adoption of integrated fire pumps to improve space utilization and maintenance in fire pump rooms, and the use of weld-free pipe connections to enhance construction safety.

Previously, to establish strengthened design standards for public buildings in preparation for fires, the Public Procurement Service analyzed 5,701 design review cases with 27 private experts, classified them into 227 types, and completed a checklist-style draft of design standards linked to each type.

The expert opinions presented at the workshop are expected to be reflected in the final version of the "Fire Safety Design Standards for Public Buildings" next month. The finalized design standards will be distributed to the Public Procurement Service's design review advisory committee members and design firms, and will also be released through the Public Procurement Service website.

Currently, the Public Procurement Service conducts design reviews for large-scale public facility projects with a budget of 20 billion won or more, and for government-subsidized projects exceeding 3 billion won. The total scale of projects subject to design review reaches 13 trillion won annually.

Kwon Hyukjae, Director of the Facility Project Bureau at the Public Procurement Service, stated, "The Public Procurement Service is comprehensively revising safety-related standards in the public facilities sector, focusing on the government's national agenda of strengthening prevention and response to minimize disaster damage. We will concentrate our institutional capabilities on ensuring safety in cooperation with private experts so that the public can use public facilities with peace of mind."

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