Korea Rail Network Authority Introduces Virtual Reality-Based Safety Training for Railway Construction

Screenshot of virtual reality-based safety education content newly introduced by the Korea Rail Network Authority. Provided by Korea Rail Network Authority

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Rail Network Authority announced on the 26th that it has produced safety education content using virtual reality (VR) and distributed it to regional headquarters and railway construction sites.

The VR-based safety education was introduced to change the training method in line with the government's major accident prevention measures and the advancement of information and communication technology.

The content allows participants to experience seven major types of accidents at railway construction sites?falls, drops, collisions, electric shocks, overturns, entrapments, and collapses?in virtual reality, and maximizes educational effectiveness by solving cause analysis and recurrence prevention measures through missions and quizzes.

Yang Geun-yul, Director of the Future Strategy Research Institute at the Korea Rail Network Authority, said, “We hope that the introduction of VR-based safety education will help reduce accidents at railway construction sites and contribute to creating new jobs suitable for the digital economy era. The Korea Rail Network Authority will continue to focus on safety and quality assurance at railway construction sites and persist in research and development of railway technologies related to the 4th industrial revolution.”

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