Korea Rail Network Authority Launches Pilot Operation and Gradual Expansion of 'Smart Safety Management System'

Example photo of the 'Smart Safety Management System' pilot operation by the Korea Rail Network Authority. Provided by Korea Rail Network Authority.

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Rail Network Authority plans to establish a smart safety management system, conduct pilot operations, and gradually expand it.

The Rail Network Authority announced on the 1st that it will pilot the 'Smart Safety Management System' at four newly established stations?Yeonghae Station, Byeonggok Station, Pyeonghae Station, and Hupo Station?on the Donghae Line railway construction from Pohang to Samcheok.

This system integrates danger zone access prohibition sensors, worker location-based safety systems, and intelligent CCTV, enabling real-time monitoring by transmitting worker locations, situations, and safety management status within buildings to a centralized control room.

In particular, it automatically detects emergencies such as danger zone access, worker collapse, and fire, sending alerts to the control room to prevent casualties through prompt action.

The Rail Network Authority plans to link this system with the Korean New Deal project, 'Digitalization of Social Overhead Capital (SOC),' and after pilot operations at locations including Yeonghae Station, accumulate related data and identify areas for improvement by the end of the year.

Furthermore, it intends to gradually expand the system's application to major railway construction sites nationwide, including 13 stations on the Pohang to Samcheok railway construction.

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