Guri Agricultural Products Corporation Conducts Specialized Safety Inspections by Field with Public and Private Experts

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] The Guri Agricultural Products Corporation (President Kim Jin-soo, hereinafter "Corporation") announced on the 24th that it recently conducted specialized safety inspections by field, including architecture, electrical, fire protection, and mechanical systems, in accordance with the "2026 Intensive Safety Inspection Period."

The inspection was conducted jointly by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Gyeonggi Province, Guri City, the Corporation, and private experts from the fields of architecture, electrical, fire protection, and mechanical systems, focusing on verifying the safety management status of major wholesale market facilities and areas requiring improvement.

In particular, the facilities, electrical, and fire protection fields conducted quantitative inspections based on the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's risk assessment standards, checking cracks and water leakage conditions, distribution panel management status, and fire alarm equipment operation status. Private experts in the architecture and mechanical fields conducted on-site safety inspections of aging facilities such as roof waterproofing conditions and parking lot entrance ramps, and presented technical review opinions on risk factors and maintenance management methods.

Additionally, the joint inspection included participation from private experts by field, such as registered engineers, and local public enterprise officials, implementing field-oriented and effective inspections, while consultations were also conducted on facility maintenance management directions and selection of priority repair targets.

The Corporation plans to immediately correct minor issues identified in the inspection results, and will implement staged improvements to facilities requiring repair and reinforcement while considering risk level and urgency.

Furthermore, the Corporation will make every effort to prevent safety accidents and secure user safety through continuous safety inspections and facility maintenance management until the wholesale market relocation.

Park Yong-sam, Head of the Corporation's Facilities Improvement Team, stated, "We will do our best to create a wholesale market environment where citizens and users can safely and comfortably use through continuous inspections of aging facilities and systematic repair and reinforcement."