President Sangkeun Song Conducts Thorough Inspection
of Smart Safety Equipment Implementation

Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Sangkeun Song) conducted a safety inspection led by the head of the organization on April 27 at the Phase 2-6 construction site of the West Container Terminal at Busan New Port.


This inspection was organized to strengthen safety management for the ongoing project, which began construction in March 2025 and is scheduled for completion in April 2027.


President Sangkeun Song toured the construction site, which covers a total floor area of approximately 6,650 square meters, to check the status of on-site safety management, risk assessment operations, and measures to prevent falls and collisions. He also focused on inspecting the fire prevention management system.

Sanggeun Song, President of BPA, is conducting a safety inspection at the New Port phases 2-6 construction site.

Sanggeun Song, President of BPA, is conducting a safety inspection at the New Port phases 2-6 construction site.

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At the site, he exchanged views with stakeholders, listening to suggestions regarding safety management and identifying hazards that require design changes.


The Busan Port Authority inspection team also checked the introduction of smart safety equipment, the management system for overlapping work hazards, compliance with basic safety rules such as workplace organization, and the securing of pedestrian pathways.


President Song emphasized, "In large-scale construction projects, even minor carelessness can lead to accidents," and urged thorough safety management on site.



Busan Port Authority plans to incorporate improvement tasks identified through the inspection into the site and to continue on-site inspections led by the organization's leadership.


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