▲ The scene of the explosion at the Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon plant in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, which resulted in casualties on June 1.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it will begin an inspection on June 17 to assess the overall fire safety status of factories and warehouses.
The inspection will cover 190,000 factories and warehouses with a total floor area of 500 square meters or more, which are subject to regulations under the Building Act, such as fire-resistant construction requirements, out of a total of 730,000 such facilities nationwide.
Facilities storing hazardous materials under the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances Act or harmful chemicals under the Chemicals Control Act, as well as high-risk workplaces designated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, are also included in the inspection.
This inspection is a follow-up measure to a series of damages caused by factory fires, including the explosion at the Hanwha Aerospace Daejeon plant last month.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the National Fire Agency plan to form a joint inspection team to examine overall fire vulnerabilities and illegal activities in the fields of architecture, firefighting, hazardous materials, and industrial safety.
The government plans to conduct a pilot inspection of about 100 factories starting June 17 for one month, and based on the results, it will establish a concrete investigation plan to begin the main inspection in September.
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