KOSHA and Eulji University Develop Advanced Training to Significantly Reduce 'Saenaegi' Industrial Accidents

'Joint Development of Safety and Health VR Training Materials' as a Future Safety Device for Prospective Industrial Workforce
53% of Industrial Accident Cases in 3 Years Involve 'New Employees' with Less Than 6 Months Tenure

Park Doo-yong, Chairman of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (right), and Hong Seong-hee, President of Eulji University (left), signed a business agreement to expand safety and health VR education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An advanced training program is being developed to protect "new employees," who account for more than half of industrial accidents.

This project involves creating technical materials that enable practical safety training through virtual reality before entering industrial sites.

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (Chairman Park Doo-yong) and Eulji University (President Hong Sung-hee) signed a "Memorandum of Understanding for the Expansion of Safety and Health 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 universities before employment and work at industrial sites after employment. Both organizations will jointly develop safety and health educational materials using VR technology.

In particular, using VR technology, the program will allow users to experience hazardous situations in virtual reality as if in real-life scenarios and learn safe work methods to enhance immersion in education.

Educational material topics will be selected based on common accident types occurring in university laboratories and practical training rooms, such as fire and explosion, gas leaks, and electric shocks.

Educational materials will be developed covering step-by-step safety rules from accident prevention to recurrence prevention measures.

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

The developed materials will be made available in the dedicated Safety and Health VR Hall, allowing schools and workplaces to freely use them during safety training.

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency has developed approximately 550 types of safety and health VR educational materials to date and continuously updates and releases them in the VR Hall.

Chairman Park Doo-yong of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency stated, "Protection and social interest in prospective industrial workers, who are future growth engines, are required," and added, "We hope that the high-quality VR educational materials developed through this memorandum of understanding will be widely utilized to contribute to the prevention of industrial accidents."

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