Apartment unit inspection ends on November 30th... Gangwon Fire Department encourages inspections
Quick Look
- As the grace period for imposing fines for apartment unit inspections ended on November 30, the Gangwon Fire Department urged inspections within the deadline.
- 99.7% of apartment complexes in the province have completed inspections, and from December 1, fines will be imposed on households that have not been inspected.
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Why It Matters
The apartment unit inspection is a system that inspects the firefighting facilities in apartments and other apartment complexes every two years in accordance with the Act on Installation and Management of Firefighting Facilities. The imposition of fines was temporarily suspended in consideration of the establishment of the system and the burden on residents, but the grace period will soon end.
(Chuncheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Tae-hyun = As the grace period for imposing fines for inspections of apartment complexes expired on November 30, fire authorities urged inspections within the deadline.
According to the Gangwon Fire Department on the 19th, 99.7% of the 1,033 apartment complexes (352,183 households) in the province have completed household inspections.
The apartment unit inspection is a system that regularly checks the firefighting facilities installed inside the units of apartments and other apartment complexes in accordance with the 'Act on Installation and Management of Firefighting Facilities'.
All households must complete inspections every two years.
In the meantime, considering the establishment of the system and the burden on residents, the imposition of fines for failure to perform household inspections has been temporarily suspended. However, from December 1, if household inspections are not completed within the deadline, fines will be imposed.
For the remaining period, Gangwon Fire Department plans to strengthen management information and public relations for residents in uninspected apartment complexes together with provincial fire departments and encourage all households to complete inspections within the deadline.
Oh Seung-hoon, head of the Provincial Fire Department, said, "Inspection of households in apartment complexes is basic safety management to check whether the firefighting facilities in our homes can be used normally. As the grace period is not long, please do not postpone the inspection in case of disadvantages due to failure to conduct household inspections."
Open Questions
- How much is the fine imposed on uninspected households?
- How many households are expected to be subject to fines after the grace period ends?
