Ssangyong Cement, First in Cement Industry to Introduce 'Virtual Reality Safety Experience System'

A Ssangyong Cement employee is experiencing the virtual reality safety training system.
[Photo by Ssangyong Cement]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] Ssangyong Cement has introduced a virtual reality safety experience system at its production plants to realize safer workplaces.

The virtual reality safety experience system introduced by Ssangyong Cement allows workers to directly experience various safety accident scenarios such as entrapment, falls, overturns, and fires in virtual reality, which can occur anytime in production sites where large and small equipment operate continuously. This system was established to promote voluntary safety awareness practice.

Until now, most safety training was conducted passively through presentations analyzing past accident cases or watching videos, which had limitations in instilling a sense of safety alertness and improving rapid response capabilities in emergency situations. However, with the introduction of the virtual reality safety experience system, workers' safety awareness can be significantly enhanced.

The virtual reality safety experience system includes extensive data not only on manufacturing sites such as cement production but also on construction, services, and hazardous equipment. Therefore, it is also available for partner companies and external customers visiting the plants to experience. It is expected to greatly contribute to reducing safety accidents that may occur nearby and further improving everyone's safety awareness.

A Ssangyong Cement official stated, "We plan to expand the virtual reality safety experience system introduced at production plants to nationwide business sites including affiliated companies," adding, "We will develop and apply Internet of Things technology specialized for cement production sites to establish a more perfect safety management system."

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