Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-gi: "Thoroughly Check Construction Site Safety Management Standards"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-gi instructed at a city strategy meeting on the 14th to "review various accident prevention manuals and checklists to prevent safety accidents such as casualties at construction sites within the city, and immediately supplement any shortcomings."

This comes following the building collapse accident that occurred during demolition in Gwangju on the 9th, which has resulted in nine deaths to date.

Mayor Baek stated, "There can be no compromise on safety, so apply management standards strictly and continuously check to ensure they are observed at the site," he urged.

In relation to this, the city implemented the 'Labor Safety Guardian' system in April to prevent industrial disasters and safety accidents, and is currently operating it in earnest.

The system involves recruiting professionals with construction and industrial safety qualifications as guardians and dispatching them to small-scale construction and manufacturing sites for periodic inspections.

They examine worker safety rules, personal protective equipment use, industrial safety and health standards, disaster prevention measures, and appropriate staffing levels, while providing guidance on improvements and supplements.

The city also conducted special inspections of rivers, roads, and levee parking lots within the city for two weeks starting May 21st, completing reinforcement work on 86 damaged drainage pipes and floodgates.

Additionally, in February ahead of the thaw season, the city carefully inspected the safety conditions of 56 large construction sites with a total floor area of 10,000 square meters or more and 86 steep slope areas.

Mayor Baek said, "Please pay special attention to areas with high potential for casualties during summer months, such as reservoirs and valleys," and added, "We will make citizens' safety our top priority and work to prevent all types of safety accidents before they occur."