Assemblyman Jo O-seop Introduces Bill to Strengthen Supervision of Housing Construction Projects

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 21st, Jo O-seop, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced that he has taken the lead in proposing the "Housing Construction Supervision Strengthening Act (Partial Amendment to the Housing Act)" to prevent a second collapse accident like the Gwangju Hwajeong-dong I-Park incident.

One of the causes of the serious construction accident in January, which resulted in 7 casualties due to the collapse of the exterior wall of an apartment under construction in Gwangju, was the supervisor who was criticized for poor supervision work, such as insufficient cooperation with related engineers and site inspections while being stationed on site.

This amendment requires local governments to inspect the supervision status and suspend payment of supervision fees to supervisors who have been ordered to take corrective action due to negligence in supervision work until the corrective measures are completed, in order to prevent recurrence of collapse accidents caused by poor supervision.

It also requires the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to approve the standards for payment of supervision fees for housing construction projects, which are mutually agreed upon by private housing construction-related associations.

Representative Jo said, "In the Gwangju collapse accident, supervisors failed to properly perform their role of confirming the construction process and blocking collapse risks, such as failing to secure structural stability during arbitrary changes in construction methods," adding, "We will make the legal and institutional framework more thorough so that our citizens never lose their precious lives in vain again."

Meanwhile, Representative Jo also took the lead in proposing a partial amendment to the "Act on the Planning and Use of National Land" to strengthen the transparency of local urban planning committees.

This amendment stipulates the composition of local urban planning committees in the law, requires meetings to be open in principle, and mandates that minutes be disclosed without time limits, thereby transparently disclosing the urban planning process and guaranteeing the public's right to know.

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