"No recurrence of Icheon fire"… Gyeonggi Province conducts safety inspections at 22 large warehouse construction sites

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will conduct safety inspections on large warehouse facilities to prevent a recurrence of the Icheon logistics warehouse fire that occurred in April.

From the 12th to the 30th, the province will conduct safety inspections by forming a joint public-private inspection team comprised of private experts, labor safety observers, and Gyeonggi Province and municipal/county officials at 22 sites, including construction sites of large warehouses exceeding 5,000㎡ in total floor area within the province where risky work processes are underway.

Risky work processes refer to high-altitude work at heights of 2 meters or more and welding work in sealed underground levels. The inspection team will intensively check ▲safety measures for accidents that frequently occur at construction sites such as falls, slips, being trapped, and falling objects ▲safety measures for accidents causing major damage such as explosions and suffocation ▲designation of safety managers, emergency response plans in case of emergency, and management of emergency exits.

Findings from the inspection results will be immediately corrected on-site or require corrective measures from construction-related parties such as supervisors and site representatives, with results confirmed. In the case of violations, strict measures will be taken according to relevant regulations.

The province also plans to conduct additional inspections at 11 large warehouse construction sites that have not yet begun construction, coordinating with relevant municipalities and counties according to the risky work process schedules.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "Through this safety inspection of large warehouse construction sites, we will remind project owners and construction-related parties of the importance of safety so that another tragedy like the Icheon disaster does not occur again."