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2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

IV. Hazardous Materials Management

1. Strengthening the mechanisms for the management of public hazardous
materials

(1) A security supervision system for public hazardous materials was promoted, where in 2022, a total
of 92 sessions of training were offered for security supervisors and 1,961 certificates of Security Su-

pervisors were issued.
(2) Completion inspections of domestic storage tanks for liquid public hazardous materials were con-

ducted, with 730 tanks inspected in 2022.
(3) Safety inspections of sites for public hazardous materials were conducted, involving 6,443 site-

times in 2022.

2. Implementing the safety management systems for fireworks and firecrackers
(1) Inspections and clamp-downs of locations manufacturing, storing, and selling fireworks and fire-

crackers were strengthened, and in 2022, factories making, storing or selling fireworks and fire-
crackers were inspected, involving 261 inspection-times; storage reaching the control threshold
were identified, and sale locations involving 263 and 197 inspection-times, respectively; and all
locations in violation with the law were put under continuous tracking and control.

(2) General cases of fireworks and firecrackers were processed, and in 2022, type approvals were
granted, involving 206 products; individual approvals were granted, involving 789 piece-times; a

total of 29,174,408 approval labels were issued.

3. Improving the safety management mechanisms for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
(1) The NFA has continued its inspection activities on 114 LPG filling places, 32 containers, and 2,720

gas retailers beyond allowed limits. In 2022, 30,089 inspections were carried out on LPG container
inspection places, filling places, gas retailers, natural gas stores, and cascade use places.

(2) A Periodic Inspection System for LPG containers was implemented, where 2,392,588 qualification
labels were issued for LPG containers, as per periodic inspections in 2022.

(3) Professional institutions were entrusted for approval of LPG containers, and in 2022, institutional
approvals were granted in three cases; and individual approvals were granted in 918 cases.

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