Osan City Strengthens Facility Safety Management for Public Protection

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City announced on the 4th that it is strengthening safety management for major facilities within the city to alleviate public concerns and create a safe city free from disasters.

Following the Western Bypass Road accident in July last year, the city conducted emergency supplementary inspections on 102 public facilities. Based on the inspection results, facility defects confirmed with a 'caution' grade were either immediately repaired or are undergoing systematic follow-up management through continuous monitoring and budget allocation.

Additionally, to enhance administrative transparency and guarantee citizens' right to information, safety inspection results are being disclosed. Current status and inspection results of major Osan City facilities subject to the 'Facility Safety Act' are continuously made public on the city website, allowing any citizen to access the information while building trust in the facility safety management system.

Furthermore, the city plans to continue intensive safety inspections, starting with this year's thaw season safety inspections and conducting joint expert inspections during the national intensive safety inspection period. In particular, for aging facilities such as bridges and tunnels, the city will focus on conducting precision inspections using advanced equipment to preemptively block accident risks.

A city official stated, "Swift follow-up measures alongside facility inspections and transparent disclosure of inspection results are most important," and added, "We will do our best in facility safety management so that citizens can live with peace of mind."