Seongnam City to Conduct Safety Inspections of Large Construction Sites Until November 21

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) will conduct safety inspections of large construction sites within the city that are considered high-risk and have numerous hazards, from October 13 to November 21.

Officials from Seongnam City are conducting a safety inspection at a large construction site. Photo by Seongnam City

This inspection targets private large-scale construction sites that are either seven stories or higher, or have a total floor area exceeding 2,000 square meters. It will be carried out as a joint inspection involving experts from the Building Safety Management Division, as well as construction safety engineers, building construction engineers, and civil engineers from the Korea Construction Safety Association.

The main inspection items include: deformation and safety of building structures and temporary facilities; appropriateness and safety measures of excavation and earth retaining methods; establishment and implementation of safety plans for each construction phase; and the construction status of major processes.

If any deficiencies are found during the inspection, the city will immediately require corrective action and will continue to monitor and manage the site until the issues are fully resolved.

A Seongnam City official stated, "Despite implementing a variety of safety and health policies to eradicate serious industrial accidents, safety incidents continue to occur on-site. We will make every effort to prevent on-site accidents by providing safety education and distributing accident prevention materials to ensure the safety of construction workers."

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