Gyeonggi Province Holds Forum to Gather Input on Underground Safety Policies

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Hong Sung-gil] Gyeonggi Province is moving forward with gathering input to establish underground safety policies tailored to regional characteristics in relation to the "Special Act on Underground Safety Management."

The Province will hold the "Gyeonggi Underground Safety Policy Forum" starting at 2 p.m. on December 5 at Conference Room 212 of the Gyeonggi Human Resources Development Institute, targeting Gyeonggi Underground Safety Observers and working-level officials from 31 cities and counties.

The forum aims to collect opinions from relevant experts and municipal and county field staff and reflect them in the direction of Gyeonggi Province's underground safety policy establishment.

The forum will focus on ▲Gyeonggi Province underground safety policy ▲the importance and management methods of underground safety management ▲collecting input and suggestions on the direction of Gyeonggi Province's underground safety policy.

In particular, it is expected that the forum will feature more professional and practical discussions, as domestic local safety and underground safety experts have been invited, including Professor Lee Yong-ju from Seoul Science and Technology University, Professor Yoon Tae-guk from the Construction Technology Education Institute, Professor Lee Sang-yeom from Induk University, Ph.D. Kim Jae-bong from Geobang Solutions Co., Ltd., and Director Kwon Hyeok-gi from the Korea Facility Safety Corporation.

A Provincial official stated, "This forum is aimed at realizing a 'Safe and Enjoyable Gyeonggi Province' that protects the lives and property of residents, which the 7th popularly-elected Gyeonggi Province administration pursues," and added, "We will communicate with relevant experts and municipal and county field staff to listen to their opinions and reflect their insights on Gyeonggi Province's underground safety policy establishment."