Inspection of 12 Construction Sites in Gimhae Using Drones, CCTV, and Vehicles

Safety and Health Gong to Conduct Inspections from May... Monitoring Sites with Frequent Industrial Accident Deaths

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Drones and CCTV will be deployed at construction sites, known as frequent locations of industrial accident fatalities, to strengthen safety inspections.

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency announced on the 4th that starting this month, it plans to inspect 12 small to medium-sized sites with construction costs under 7 billion KRW in the Seogimhae General Industrial Complex, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do.

The agency decided to conduct a pilot project for an "untact (non-face-to-face) safety and health monitoring system for construction sites." Devices will be deployed at hazardous sites that are difficult for people to access. From a special vehicle equipped with drones and CCTV, real-time inspections will be conducted on fall risk factors such as work platforms, safety railings, and failure to wear personal protective equipment, and site managers will be notified to immediately make improvements. Site information including location, work status, and risk factors will be created as a digital map to be used for safety management throughout the entire construction process.

Ryu Jangjin, Director of the Agency's Future Specialized Technology Institute, said, "The significance of this pilot project lies in securing a monitoring system for the untact era using drones and CCTV," adding, "We will expand the scope of site safety monitoring and contribute to preventing fatal accidents by continuously tracking and managing data from the start to the completion of construction."

A scene of non-face-to-face safety inspection at a construction site using a special vehicle equipped with drones and CCTV. (Photo by Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency)

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