Gwanak District Honors Construction Sites for Excellent Safety Management with the 'Best Safety Management Award'

Gwanak District in Seoul (Mayor Park Junhee) announced on October 29 that it had selected three construction sites in the district with excellent safety management to receive the “Best Safety Management Award” and presented awards to the construction companies' site managers and supervisors.

Gwanak District Mayor Park Junhee (center) poses for a commemorative photo with construction officials who received the Best Safety Management Award on the 28th. Provided by Gwanak-gu.

The winning sites were a new office facility under construction at 1568-1 Sillim-dong; a new urban-type housing complex under construction at 1428-9 and one other lot in Sillim-dong; and a new neighborhood living facility under construction at 37-90 and three other lots in Bongcheon-dong. The awards ceremony was held the previous day, October 28.

The nine sites inspected were those with a gross floor area of at least 1,000 square meters, a construction period of at least one year, and a location alongside an arterial road requiring pedestrian protection. Architects and professional engineers in architectural construction from the Regional Building Safety Center, along with outside experts, conducted three inspections at each site, for a total of 27 inspections. The assessment covered 19 criteria across three areas: compliance with safety rules for temporary works, the condition of structural frame construction, and on-site safety management.

The site at 1568-1 Sillim-dong received high marks for managing its entrance to ensure pedestrian access, while the site at 1428-9 Sillim-dong was praised for improving the pedestrian environment and urban aesthetics by maintaining its temporary fence. The site at 37-90 Bongcheon-dong was recognized for thorough monitoring to verify the safety of adjacent buildings. The district plans to conduct safety inspections in preparation for winter at privately managed construction sites throughout November.

Mayor Park said, “Thorough safety management at construction sites is the starting point for protecting residents’ safety. We will continue close, site-centered safety management and actively share best practices.”

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