Focused on On-Site Safety Management... BPA Prepares for Serious Accident Punishment Act by Introducing New Safety Technologies

Busan Port Authority President Kang Jun-seok is inspecting the maintenance site of Imhang Road at the Busan New Port Facility Management Center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Kang Joon-seok, President of Busan Port Authority, is focusing on field-centered safety management ahead of the enforcement of the "Serious Accidents Punishment Act" on the 27th.

On the 25th, President Kang visited the Busan New Port Multipurpose Pier to directly oversee safety at the port cargo handling site, checking the operational status of the recently introduced "Motion Recognition Collision Prevention Camera (4-channel)" installed on the reach stacker.

The "Motion Recognition Collision Prevention Camera" is a safety device equipped with new technology based on artificial intelligence that detects pedestrians in real-time and alerts both drivers and pedestrians to dangerous situations.

In other industrial sites such as manufacturing and logistics, this device is mainly applied to forklifts. BPA is conducting a three-month pilot operation to apply it to port cargo handling equipment (reach stackers), which are much larger than forklifts.

After addressing improvements during the pilot operation period, BPA plans to expand the system throughout Busan Port starting this year in connection with the government ministries' port disaster prevention facility support project.

President Kang said, "We will create a safe Busan Port by actively implementing research and development investments in the safety field as well as introducing new technologies," and added, "We ask operators to prioritize safety in on-site operations."

After inspecting the multipurpose pier, President Kang visited the Imhang Road maintenance site at the Busan New Port Facility Management Center.

President Kang emphasized, "Maintenance work on Imhang Road, where large trailer vehicles frequently pass, carries a higher risk of accidents compared to other tasks," and urged, "Please take every precaution to ensure that workers do not get injured for the safety of vehicle drivers."

Since the 18th, President Kang has been directly inspecting site safety one after another and is focusing on field-centered safety management, including signing the "Busan Port Labor-Management-Government Safety Accident Prevention Governance Establishment Memorandum of Understanding."

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