Design Promotion Institute and Nambu Power Sign MOU for Collaboration on Developing Safe Power Plant Work Environments

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Institute of Design Promotion is joining hands with Korea Southern Power to create a safe working environment at power plants through design.

On the 30th, the Korea Institute of Design Promotion and Korea Southern Power signed a "Business Agreement for Worker-Centered Safety Innovation" at the main office of the Design Promotion Institute in Seongnam. This agreement was pursued to establish a cooperative system between the institutions to contribute to worker-centered safety innovation through the development and utilization of safety design.

The main contents of the agreement include ▲ development and introduction of power plant safety design for creating a safe working environment ▲ support and cooperation of safety and design experts for the advancement of industrial safety ▲ information exchange and cooperation to raise workers' safety awareness.

The two institutions will develop and practically apply the nation's first power plant-specific safety design standards to create a safe working and operational environment at power plants. This agreement is expected to open the way for establishing customized safety systems for power plants using design.

Yoon Sang-heum, President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, said, "By applying service design, which analyzes behavioral and psychological factors to derive user-tailored solutions, it is possible to identify and effectively mitigate risk factors in the power plant working environment in advance," adding, "We will strive to establish safety design at power plants nationwide through this business agreement with Korea Southern Power."

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