Gyeonggi Province Launches 2021 National Safety Comprehensive Assessment...Targeting Some 1,600 Facilities Through November 12

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province will conduct the "2021 National Safety Comprehensive Assessment" from the 15th through November 12 across seven sectors including construction, leisure and recreation, environment and energy, transportation, and health and welfare.

The National Safety Comprehensive Assessment is a disaster prevention activity to improve safety conditions across society, implemented jointly by central government, local governments, public institutions, private experts, and the public.

Inspection targets include approximately 1,600 facilities such as those rated D-grade or lower in safety standards, aging facilities over 30 years old, facilities vulnerable to multiple uses and fires, cultural heritage sites, facilities in landslide-prone areas where accidents could cause significant casualties, and facilities similar in type to those where recent accidents occurred.

To strengthen the effectiveness of safety inspections, the province plans to conduct joint public-private inspections utilizing private experts and pilot application of advanced technologies such as drones.
During the assessment period, matters that can be corrected on-site will be immediately remedied, and facilities requiring additional diagnosis will be referred to specialized institutions for detailed safety inspections.

In addition, to promote a culture of autonomous safety inspections alongside residents, the province plans to strengthen publicity through autonomous inspection and reporting using the safety hotline, distribution of safety checklists for residential and multi-use facilities, and other promotional measures.

Park Won-seok, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Safety Management Office, said, "Safety is of utmost importance, and it is critical to proactively prevent and prepare for risks. We will do our best to ensure that the National Safety Comprehensive Assessment is effective for a safer Gyeonggi Province and a safer Republic of Korea."