KT Service North Opens Safety Experience Center... VR Experience Aiming for Zero Major Accidents

Participants at the opening ceremony experiencing the main facilities of the Safety Experience Education Center. Photo by KT Service North

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Soo-yeon] KT Service North announced on the 2nd that it has opened the largest "Safety Experience Training Center" in the metropolitan area.

About 80 people attended the opening ceremony held on the 1st, including Kim Hyun-soo, CEO of KT Service North, Park Jong-wook, President of KT Safety and Health, Kim Young-woo, Head of KT Group Management Office, Seo Young-soo, Head of KT Network Division, as well as internal and external executives of the KT Group and related personnel from peer companies such as Home&Service (SK Broadband) and LG U+.

The Safety Experience Training Center was established to allow employees to directly experience and recognize hazardous and dangerous elements similar to those encountered in their work, thereby ensuring employee safety in actual field conditions. KT Service North expects this to effectively raise employees' safety awareness.

The Safety Experience Training Center, built on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the KT Gayang Building, covers a total area of 766㎡ and is designed with various experience spaces. As the largest facility in the metropolitan area, it will operate as an open experience center accessible not only to the telecommunications industry but also to workers from all industries. External companies wishing to use the facility can apply through the KT Service website.

The ICT Technology Training Lab on the 2nd floor is designed as a space where theoretical education, wired product activation, and basic A/S training including field practice can be conducted. On the 3rd floor, a VR experience space is provided to maximize the effect of safety education. In particular, differentiated experiences are possible by simulating fall accidents, driving accidents, and more through VR.

Additionally, there are 15 specialized experience facilities where participants can experience situations that may actually occur at work sites, such as confined spaces, steel tower poles, and railing falls. Various videos are also available for safety accident prevention, major accident case studies, and CPR education and practice.

At the opening ceremony, Park Jong-wook, President of KT Safety and Health, said, "I expect that the Safety Experience Training Center of KT Service North will play a significant role in establishing proper safety awareness not only within the KT Group but also among partner company employees through systematic safety education and repeated training. I hope it grows and develops into the best education center in the safety field."

Kim Hyun-soo, CEO (President) of KT Service North, stated, "Under the slogan 'There is no important work that must be done at the cost of injury,' we are promoting safety as the top management priority. Safety can only be guaranteed when it is internalized through repetitive education and training." He added, "This Safety Experience Training Center is meaningful and highly anticipated as it enables experience-centered education that can be established as a company-wide safety culture." Furthermore, he said, "With the opening of this Safety Experience Training Center, we will thoroughly implement experience-centered education accessible not only to KT engineers and KT Group companies but also to all business operators to achieve 'Zero Major Accidents.'"

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