The Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS) faced criticism during a National Assembly audit for discrepancies in the statistics it submitted regarding safety inspections. The agency acknowledged shortcomings in data classification and analysis and issued an apology.
Independent lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae raised concerns on October 8 during the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee audit, questioning the accuracy of the figures and methodologies related to the precision safety inspections.
Jang pointed out that the numbers for inspection targets, conducted inspections, and missed inspections did not align. He asked, “If the number of conducted inspections indicates actual inspections, shouldn’t the sum of conducted inspections and missed inspections equal the total number of inspection targets?”
In response, the agency explained that not all facilities that have been in operation for a certain period undergo precision safety inspections annually; inspections are conducted according to a set schedule, meaning the actual annual inspection targets represent only a portion of the total. However, they admitted there were issues in the data preparation process, such as failing to indicate cumulative figures.
The agency stated, “The totals were cumulative figures but were not labeled as such, leading to confusion. We apologize for the inadequacies in our data analysis and will ensure more accurate management of related statistics moving forward.”
* This article has been translated by AI.
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