KOSHA-Eulji University, MOU to Expand 'Safety and Health Education' Using VR Technology

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) and Eulji University signed a "Business Agreement for the Expansion of Safety and Health Virtual Reality (VR) Education" on the 23rd to prevent industrial accidents among prospective industrial workers.

This agreement was established to protect prospective industrial workers who conduct experiments and practical training at university before employment and work at industrial sites after employment.

Both organizations will jointly develop safety and health educational materials using VR technology. The materials will be designed to allow indirect experience of hazardous situations in virtual reality and to learn safe work methods, thereby enhancing educational immersion.

Educational material topics will be selected according to accident types such as fire/explosion, gas leakage, and electric shock, and step-by-step safety rules from accident prevention to recurrence prevention measures will be developed as educational content.

According to industrial accident statistics, about 53% of all accident victims in the past three years were new employees with less than six months of service, highlighting the need to protect prospective industrial workers.

The developed materials will be made available on the Safety and Health Virtual Reality (VR) Portal (360vr.kosha.or.kr). They can be freely used for safety education at schools and workplaces.

KOSHA has developed approximately 550 types of safety and health VR educational materials to date and continuously updates and publishes them on the VR portal.

Park Doo-yong, President of KOSHA, stated, "Protection and social interest in prospective industrial workers, who are future growth engines, are required. We hope that the high-quality VR educational materials developed through this business agreement will be widely utilized and contribute to the prevention of industrial accidents."

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