Military Housing Inspections - Republic of Korea

Abstract

Our objective was to inspect DoD military housing in the Republic of Korea for compliance with DoD and Federal environmental health and safety policies and standards. Those policies and standards include the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, National Electrical Code (NEC), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. The majority of deficiencies (violations of code) identified during our inspection were attributed to insufficient inspection, maintenance, and repair of housing facilities. We identified a total of 646 deficiencies that could affect the health, safety, and well-being of warfighters and their families: 298 fire protection systems, 279 electrical systems, 53 environmental health and safety, and 16 housing management. Of the total deficiencies, we identified 11 critical deficiencies requiring immediate action in Notices of Concern (NOCs) to U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 2014
Accession Number
ADA612494

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Civil Engineering
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Protection
  • Fungi
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Poisoning
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warning Systems

Readers

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  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
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