The Construction Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for Natural Resources and Spatial Planning carried out a targeted inspection campaign on construction sites and the work of participants in building projects between February 6 and September 1, 2025, Trend reports.
The campaign involved 40 construction inspectors, who conducted a total of 165 inspections, although only 100 had been initially planned.
This represents 65 percent more inspections than originally scheduled. During the inspections, the inspectors checked whether participants in construction projects (investors, contractors, supervisors, and others) complied with legally required conditions for performing their work. The campaign also included inspections of site marking and safety measures.
Based on the findings, 109 administrative inspection proceedings and two misdemeanor proceedings were initiated. The inspections focused on both complex and less complex construction projects, where ensuring legality and safety is particularly important in the public interest.
By September 22, 2025, 52 proceedings had been completed, revealing 15 violations, which represents 28.8 percent of the inspected sites. In the remaining 57 cases, proceedings are still ongoing, so the number of violations may increase. During the campaign, inspectors also conducted 24 hearings and prepared 23 other reports. In five cases, those responsible were warned of minor violations and given deadlines to correct the deficiencies.
By the specified date, 33 decisions to terminate proceedings, two decisions to halt enforcement, and seven terminations recorded in official minutes had been issued. In total, 15 inspection decisions were issued as part of the campaign.
Construction inspectors also discovered five illegal structures, for which immediate cessation of construction was ordered and deadlines set for their removal.
In other cases, orders were issued to correct violations, mainly concerning insufficient fencing and marking of construction sites, inadequate protection of construction pits, and missing technical documentation, such as geomechanical reports and plans for rehabilitating damaged terrain.
The campaign also included an inspection of the low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste (LILW) repository in Vrbina, conducted together with the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Inspectorate. No violations were found, and the proceeding was closed on July 30, 2025.
The results of the campaign showed that many construction sites were not properly marked or fenced at the start of the inspections, as required by the Construction Sites Regulation. Most deficiencies were corrected during the inspections themselves. The campaign thus achieved its goal. The presence of construction inspectors significantly contributed to increased safety on construction sites. Importantly, no major violations in the execution of construction work were detected.
