Ulsan City Launches Intensive Safety Inspections for a "Safe Ulsan"

‘Korea Safety Great Transition’ Project, Inspection of 650 Hazardous Facilities

Ulsan City announced on the 22nd that it will conduct intensive safety inspections on facilities where disasters or accidents are likely to occur until June 21.

This safety inspection is being carried out mainly on safety-vulnerable facilities as part of the "2024 Korea Safety Transformation."

The Korea Safety Transformation, which began in 2015, is conducted annually with the participation of the government, local governments, and citizens to check the current state of safety management in our society, identify and resolve risk factors, and ensure the safety of citizens from various disasters.

The inspection targets are approximately 650 facilities across 10 sectors including construction, transportation, child use, accommodation, welfare, multi-use, sales, and others, where human casualties and property damage are likely to occur.

In particular, this inspection will conduct a full inspection of indoor play facilities over 1000㎥ under the Child Play Facilities Act and water play amusement facilities (water parks) under the Tourism Promotion Act to ensure a safe play environment.

Ulsan City, district offices, and safety diagnosis specialized agencies will form a joint inspection team, with practical departments in charge of each facility type leading the inspections using checklists based on individual laws and inspection guidelines by facility type to examine electrical, gas, fire, and other facilities.

Minor issues found during the inspection will be corrected immediately on-site, and facilities requiring improvement will be promptly repaired and reinforced.

During the nationwide simultaneous intensive safety inspection period, publicity and campaigns will be conducted to encourage citizens to take a strong interest in safety.

An official from Ulsan City stated, "We will do our best to create a safe Ulsan through the intensive safety inspections conducted as part of the Korea Safety Transformation," and added, "We also ask citizens to actively pay attention and participate by checking safety conditions around them and reporting any hazards to the nearest administrative welfare center or the Safety Report app."

From April 17 to June 16 last year, Ulsan City conducted inspections on 585 sites including construction facilities and leisure facilities, and took measures on 200 sites for issues that could affect safety such as facility cracks and securing evacuation routes.