The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on the 4th it will improve the management system to prevent pile drivers—heavy equipment that drives piles by penetrating the ground—from toppling during work. The move follows an accident in June last year in which a pile driver toppled at the Indeokwon–Dongtan double-track rail construction site and hit a nearby apartment.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) will revise the Rules on Safety Standards for Construction Machinery within the year to require the installation of dual safety devices on pile drivers so they do not topple even if a malfunction occurs during work. It also decided to mandate a safety device that checks the tilt status of pile drivers in real time.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) on the day released the Indeokwon–Dongtan accident investigation report on the Korea National Railway information board and the integrated information system for construction safety management. Also, starting on the 13th today, it will provide web-based training on how to prevent heavy equipment overturning accidents for on-site stakeholders, including ordering agencies, Sigongsa, and supervisors.
Oh Su-young, head of rail construction at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), said, "This measure will serve as an opportunity to raise the heavy equipment safety management system at rail construction sites by one level," adding, "We will continue to check the implementation status of institutional improvements to create safe rail construction sites."