National Police Agency and National Land Safety Management Institute Sign Safety Accident Response Cooperation Agreement

Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong of the National Police Agency and Chairman Kim Il-hwan of the Land Safety Management Committee signed a memorandum of understanding on the afternoon of the 26th at the National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, focusing on disaster response cooperation in the construction and facility sectors. /Photo by National Police Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] On the 26th, the National Police Agency announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Land and Housing Safety Management Institute to secure public safety through cooperation in disaster and safety accident response.

Kim Chang-ryong, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, and Kim Il-hwan, Chairman of the Korea Land and Housing Safety Management Institute, signed the MOU at the National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, in the afternoon. The main contents of the MOU include ▲establishing a cooperative system for disaster and safety accidents ▲preventing secondary safety accidents at construction accident sites ▲cooperating in analyzing causes and responsibilities of disaster and safety accidents.

According to the agreement, the police will carry out tasks such as on-site management in case of safety accidents, prevention of additional accidents and safety management, investigation of major civic disasters occurring in public facilities such as large buildings, and investigation of causes and responsibilities of other construction site safety accidents. Commissioner Kim said, "I hope that through collaboration between the National Police Agency and the Korea Land and Housing Safety Management Institute, we can clarify specific causes and responsibilities of accidents and further strengthen the safety management system of architectural and construction sites."