LG Uplus Develops Smart Safety Gear System with Hyundai Elevator

Management of Safety Harness Usage and Helmet Chin Strap Fastening
Demonstration at Hyundai Elevator Site Starting in May

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] LG Uplus announced on the 27th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Elevator on "joint development and expansion cooperation of smart safety gear systems."

The two companies decided to create a safe working environment at elevator installation sites by utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and to develop an accident prevention system to prevent major disasters.

The areas of cooperation include the development of three types of smart safety gear IoT sensors (helmet chin strap, safety hook, safety harness sensors), development of a worker-exclusive application (app) and control platform, and verification and expansion of safety solutions.

LG Uplus expects that once the accident prevention system is introduced at elevator work sites, it will be possible to manage whether workers are wearing safety gear and to recognize risks in advance to prevent fall accidents.

The two companies plan to select 30 pilot sites to apply the smart safety gear system technology and conduct full-scale demonstrations starting in May. They aim to analyze operational effects and promote widespread adoption within the year.

Jeon Seung-hoon, Executive Director of Smart Infrastructure Business at LG Uplus, said, "Through the smart safety gear system we are developing, we expect to reduce fall accidents, which account for the largest proportion of major disasters. Starting with the smart safety gear system, we will provide various smart safety solutions that can practically help workers and industrial sites."

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