Comprehensive Inspection of Construction Sites Underway

Gyeonggi Province will conduct a comprehensive inspection of construction sites throughout the province, including Suwon, until the 25th of next month in preparation for the rainy season.

During this period, the province will organize inspection teams consisting of 6 groups and 11 personnel to conduct focused enforcement inspections on a total of 310 public and private construction sites, including 149 building construction sites where frame work is currently underway on structures with total floor areas of 3,000㎡ or larger.

In Suwon, the inspection targets include 16 sites in total: 3 large-scale public construction sites (projects worth 5 billion won or more), 3 small-scale public construction sites (projects worth 1 to 5 billion won), and 11 private construction sites.

Key inspection items include verification of provision and use of personal protective equipment, approval and management status of materials supplied to sites, proper safety management and quality, preparation and implementation of construction details, appropriate construction conditions such as cracks and settlement in concrete structures, establishment of flood prevention plans including reservoir management and drainage maintenance in preparation for the rainy season, and other measures to prevent water damage.

The province will implement on-site corrections for minor violations found during inspections and will require completion of supplementary flood prevention measures at sites with inadequate countermeasures before the monsoon season begins in earnest.

For construction sites with poor safety management or defective work, the province plans to order reconstruction, impose administrative measures in accordance with relevant laws (Building Act, Construction Industry Basic Act, etc.) depending on the case, and conduct separate follow-up management.

A provincial official stated, "Recently, disasters have continued to occur due to lack of safety awareness among construction workers and failure to comply with relevant regulations, such as the collapse of scaffolding at the LG Department Store in Bucheon and the collapse of temporary supports at a multi-unit residential building in Seongnam. We will strengthen administrative guidance and supervision systems for construction sites to prevent safety accidents and prevent defective construction work in advance."