Infrastructure Safety Management &Maintenance in Korea
September 2013

KISTEC(Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology Corporation)

Contents
Ⅰ. Infrastructure Status in Korea
Ⅱ. Maintenance Polices on Infrastructure

Ⅲ. Special Act on Safety Management of Infrastructure(SASMI)

Ⅳ. KISTEC : Functions & Roles

Ⅴ. Concluding Remarks

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Infrastructure Status in Korea
1. Infrastructure in Korea
Unit : no. of facility

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Note: 1)~3) Subjected by SASMI, GADSM and specific Acts, respectively(SASMI - Special Act on the Safety Management of Infrastructure; GADSM - General Act on Disaster & Safety Management)
Source : FMS (Facility Management System, Jul. 2013), NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency,2013), MOLIT (Ministry of Land Infrastructure & Transport) Statistics (2012), KRCC (Korea Rural Community Corporation, 2013)

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Infrastructure Status in Korea
2. Safety Inspection & Maintenance Markets
Safety inspection Services
Unit: 100 mil. US$

Source: FMS, etc

2No. of companies

Maintenance Services
Unit: 100 mil. US$

No. of companies

Source: Statistical Annual Report issued by FMA

ⅡMaintenance Polices on Infrastructure
1. National Safety & Maintenance System
MOLIT
62,900*SASMI(Large Scale)
Law & Policy
Enforcement

MOSPA*Informationsharing

197,600(Small Scale)
Law & Policy
Enforcement

Servicecontract

PolicysupportServicecontract

Totaling up
to 6.91 mil.

Policysupport

KISTEC(Policy support/safety
inspection/FMS/R&D/education)

Managing Body
Safety inspection

Provide relevant
education/verification of
inspection results

3*GADSM

Safety inspection
companies

Note : MOSPA - Ministry of Security & Public Administration

NEMA(Policy supports/information s
haring/R&D)

Repair & reinforcement

Facility maintenancecompanies

Ensure the improvement of
infrastructure safety byintroducing a double-locked
legal system

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Maintenance Polices on Infrastructure
2. Safety & Maintenance Strategy
To improve the safety management ofInfrastructure within SASMI

Utilize ICTapplications⊙ Ensuring the precise safety inspection & maintenance practices:
Development & provision of safety inspection & maintenance guidelines, etc.
⊙ Introducing FMS-based smart & intelligent management- Implementing mobile safety inspection system⊙ Pursuing real-time safety monitoring for long span bridges

To build safety management forsmall-scale vulnerable facilities⊙ ‌Building up a safety inspection & management system of living based urban
facility vulnerable to abnormal climate and aging⊙ Operating the Real-time Disaster Management System (#4949)⊙ Emergency Support System on duty (Safety Inspection Task-Force Team)

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ⅡMaintenance Polices on Infrastructure
3. Outcomes from the System⊙ Well-organized safety management regulations & systems, facility management DB(i.e. FMS) and safety education since the SASMI having been enacted- ‌enabled safety accidents free and safety grades A & B for 95%
stof 1 & 2ndclass facilities⊙ ‌Currently, strong demands for intensification ofsafety management on small-scale vulnerable facilities⊙ Convenient & efficient infrastructure maintenance ‌Integrating ICT⊙ ‌Pursuing maintenance enabling the prolonged durability

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ⅡMaintenance Polices on Infrastructure
4. Environment Changes in Korea (1)Distribution of service age by type of facility

Present rate of agedness: 9% ; expected rate of agedness in 10 years: 20%* Facilities are deemed as “aged” when at least 30 years have passed since their construction.

6Source: FMS(2012), etc.

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Maintenance Polices on Infrastructure
4. Environment Changes in Korea (2)⊙ The rising occurrence of extreme weather events by climate change- ‌A severe threat to the safety of infrastructure, especially living based
urban facilities

Damages by natural disasters
for the past 10 years
Snow storm: 0.9
Heavy snow
: 1.4
Heavy storm: 4.8

Storm surge
Strong wind
: 0.1
: 0.04

Typhoon: 11.4

Trends in the rising intensityof typhoons & rainfalls·‌Six of the top 10 typhoons for the past 100years occurred within the recent 10 years.
·‌For the recent 10 years, the frequency ofheavy storms has increased 2 times as manyas that of heavy storms in the 1970’s.

Unit: billion US$Source : Adapted from data as provided by KMA (Korea Meteorological Administration)

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Maintenance Polices on Infrastructure
5. Direction of Policies (2013~2017)
National Vision & Goals

To realize a “happy society”
filled with a safe infrastructure

Nationalvision
SmartSafe
To sustainably
enable to be
free from any
safety accidents

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infrastructure

infrastructure

Sustainableinfrastructure In
harmony withnature
To maintain the current share ofSafety Grade A & B (i.e. 95%)

To raise people’s satisfaction
about infrastructure safety

ⅡMaintenance Polices on Infrastructure
5. Direction of Policies (2013~2017)
Objective & Strategy⊙ To establish an advanced safety management system⊙ To realize safety management practices together with people⊙ To shift safety management into pro-active response to an environmental change:- Building an integrated emergency response system against natural disasters- Building a managing body-friendly maintenance system⊙ To pursuing smart & intelligent management and improve their efficiency:- Developing safety inspection & maintenance technologies based on ICT convergence- Building up the sophistication & utilization of facility information system

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ⅢSpecial Act on Safety Managementof Infrastructure(SASMI)

Special Act(SASMI)
Infrastructure
Maintenance

SafetyInspection
KISTEC*,
Inspection
Company* KISTEC: ‌Korea Infrastructure Safety &Technology Corporation

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Special Act on Safety Managementof Infrastructure(SASMI)
1. Overview< Facility Classification >- The 1st and 2nd class:with importance and scale of facilities- Facility group:
bridge, tunnel, port, dam, building, river/water works,
wall & cutting slope- All managing bodies know how to classify their facilities.

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Special Act on Safety Managementof Infrastructure(SASMI)
2. Inspections - levels of execution

In-depthSafety
Inspection

SafetyInspection

Inspections- Managing body
- Special inspection company- Facility maintenance company- KISTEC- Special inspection company- More than once/4-6yrs

Ensuring function & safety of facility
Following official and detailed guideline
Three levels of safety inspection &A level of in-depth safety inspection

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ⅢSpecial Act on Safety Managementof Infrastructure(SASMI)
3. Safety Measure and Enforcement of Inspection Results

Inspectionresults
Managingbody
Restriction &prohibitionof use orremoval

Notification ofmaintenanceresults toadmin. organRepair &reinforcement- Begin within 2yrs after reporting- Complete within 3yrs after beginning

13ⅣKISTEC : Functions & Roles
Organizational Status⊙ No. of workforce: 450 in total- Out of which 80% are doctoral engineers, specialists or experts⊙ Components of organization: 3 offices, 17 departments, 1 secretariat,
1 research institute, 2 centers⊙ Annual budget: 35 mil. US$- Government subsidy: 25% / Self-finance: 75%⊙ Inspection equipment: 508 units(185 kinds) & 58 inspection vehicles14

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KISTEC : Functions & Roles
Key Functions & Roles (1)1. To secure the safety of national major infrastructure⊙ Performing in-depth safety inspection of national major infrastructure- Prolonging service life through improving safety practices※ Developing & providing relevant guidelines, manuals and the best practices, etc.

⊙ Building smart DB & converting into intelligent FMS to ensure scientific & preventive
facility maintenance & safety management※ Operation of FMS: 1st class 7,000 / 2nd class 53,000⊙ Integrated maintenance of long span bridges : Real-time monitoring &standardized integrated maintenance※ Currently‌17‌bridges‌→‌gradually‌be‌expanded (25 in 2015)⊙ Evaluating the inspection results- Preventing poor inspection in market (3,300cases/yr)⊙ Providing education for inspection & relevant engineers (1,300 person/yr)

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ⅣKISTEC : Functions & Roles
Key Functions & Roles (2)2. To improve the safety management of small scale vulnerable facility⊙ Expanding safety inspection to living based urban facility- Social welfare facilities, small-scale bridges & reservoirs,
retaining walls and traditional markets, etc.

⊙ Providing safety management services for aged flat & school⊙ Operating a year round Safety Inspection Task-force Team (100cases/yr)- Securing infrastructure safety and improving people's awareness⊙ Operating the Real-time Disaster Management System (smart phone app. #4949)

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ⅣKISTEC : Functions & Roles
Key Functions & Roles (3)3. To shift safety into serviceability with performance⊙ Green Remodeling of Existing Buildings→‌Project‌planning,‌design‌consulting,‌structural‌safety‌evaluation,energy performance evaluation⊙ Energy Performance and Green Building Certification→‌Building‌energy‌efficiency‌rating‌system‌&‌G-SEED※ G-SEED: Green-Standard for Energy & Environmental Design⊙ ‌Greenhouse Gas & Energy Target Management System for construction industry& existing building, etc.

⊙ Mediation work for apartment defect disputes between contractor and residents

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VConcluding Remarks⊙ Build & operate well-organized infrastructure safety & maintenance institutions & systems- SASMI, CTMA(Construction Technology Management Act), BADSM, etc.

⊙ Develop & operate advanced systems through ICT convergence- FMS, mobile inspection system, #4949, etc.

⊙ Reform safety & maintenance strategies in response to the environmental and climate change:- The rising of rainfall and typhoon intensity in densely populated area
- Entrance into an era of aged (present rate: 9%; expected rate: 20% in 10 years)⊙ Vulnerable awareness and basis of facility maintenance:- Lack of budgets for maintenance & repair (M&R), poor work environment- Shortage of skillful M&R engineers due to frequent job change & rotation, low salary, etc.
- Incapacity of a high level of technologies as required for data analysis, etc.

⊙ Improve the safety management of small-scale vulnerable social infrastructure⊙ Securing‌safety‌→‌‌Securing‌safety‌+‌[performance + serviceability]- Prolonging the service life & energy saving of infrastructure18Thank You !

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