Seongbuk-gu Conducts Joint Safety Inspections on 19 Sites Including Safety-Vulnerable Facilities and Steep Slopes from the 2nd to the 13th
Joint Inspections with External Experts in Architecture and Civil Engineering and the District's Apartment Management Team
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is conducting joint safety inspections on steep slopes and safety-vulnerable facilities in apartment complexes in preparation for the Lunar New Year.
The joint safety inspections will be held from January 2 to 13, with external experts in architecture and civil engineering collaborating with the Seongbuk-gu Housing Policy Division to enhance the professionalism and effectiveness of the safety checks.
A total of 19 sites will be inspected, including 11 steep slopes in apartment complexes and 8 safety-vulnerable facilities. The inspections will be conducted using focused checklists and comprehensive visual inspections.
The main inspection items include for steep slopes: ▲ abnormalities in slope facilities ▲ cracks and other conditions ▲ risk of falling rocks; and for safety-vulnerable facilities: ▲ ground subsidence of buildings ▲ cracks and uneven settlement ▲ structural cracks and deformations.
Minor issues found during inspections will be corrected immediately. For serious defects or risks, urgent safety measures will be taken on-site, followed by detailed safety diagnoses, repairs, reinforcements, or usage restrictions through the relevant departments.
Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “Through joint safety inspections with external experts who ensure professionalism, we will identify and eliminate risk factors in advance and thoroughly manage safety to protect the safety of Seongbuk residents.”
Dobong-gu Conducts Emergency Joint Safety Inspections on Seven Pedestrian Bridges Including Ssangmun294 Bridge with External Experts
Dobong-gu (Mayor Oh Eon-seok) conducted an emergency safety inspection on January 6 with external experts to prevent pedestrian bridge safety accidents following the recent collapse of the Dorim pedestrian overpass in Yeongdeungpo.
The inspection targeted seven pedestrian bridges in Dobong-gu: Ssangmun294 Bridge, Banghak 674-35 Bridge, Banghak-dong 675-20 Bridge, Seokcheon Bridge, Changbeon 2 Bridge, Changbeon Bridge, and Nu-won Village Square Bridge, to identify risk factors and major defects and to improve any issues found.
The inspection results showed that fortunately, no defects affecting the safety of the seven pedestrian bridges in Dobong-gu were found.
Mayor Oh Eon-seok of Dobong-gu said, “We regularly inspect a total of 73 road facilities in Dobong-gu to prevent safety accidents and major disasters. We will continue to thoroughly maintain road facilities such as pedestrian bridges for residents' safety and expand budgets and personnel for safety inspections to proactively prepare for disasters and emergencies.”
Yangcheon-gu Conducts Intensive Safety Inspections on Vacant Houses in Reconstruction Areas Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday
Joint Inspections with Experts on 23 Sites Including Housing Construction Sites and Vacant Houses until the 16th
Yangcheon-gu is conducting intensive joint safety inspections with external experts on housing construction sites and vacant houses in reconstruction areas within the district until January 16 to prevent safety accidents that may occur during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The district is promoting this joint inspection to thoroughly check safety management rules that may become lax during the long holiday and to prevent casualties among construction workers in advance.
In particular, the district has secured effectiveness through a public-private joint inspection team composed of external experts such as architects and structural engineers along with district officials.
The targets of this intensive safety inspection, conducted until the 16th, include four construction sites for reconstruction and street housing maintenance projects in Sinwol-dong and Sinjeong-dong, and 19 vacant houses within the reconstruction area in Sinjeong-dong, totaling 23 sites.
The main inspection items for the four construction sites include ▲ implementation status of safety management plans for the Lunar New Year ▲ establishment of emergency contact systems for emergency measures ▲ inspection of subsidence and safety management around construction sites ▲ presence of facilities to prevent soil runoff on slopes. For the 19 vacant houses in the reconstruction area, inspections include ▲ damage to no-entry facilities and signs of intrusion ▲ environmental pollution caused by illegal dumping of garbage. Common items include focused checks on subsidence and cracks on surrounding roads and adjacent land to assess safety management status.
Minor issues that can be corrected on-site will be addressed immediately. For facilities with serious defects or risks requiring urgent repair or reinforcement, legal safety measures (such as usage restrictions or bans) will be applied, and separate supplementary measures will be prepared to ensure prompt improvement through thorough follow-up management.
Lee Ki-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “The importance of safety has never been greater recently, and to protect residents from disasters and accidents, it always feels insufficient to inspect repeatedly. We will do our utmost to prevent safety accidents by eliminating risk factors in advance through thorough safety inspections.”
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