LGU+ Supplies Smart Safety Gear to Hyundai Elevator Installation Site

"Preventing Fall Accidents with Safety Loop Sensors"

The smart safety system jointly developed by LG Uplus and Hyundai Elevator will be applied to all sites installing Hyundai Elevators starting from the 21st. The photo shows a Hyundai Elevator installation worker using the 'Smart Safety Gear' at the site. Photo by Hyundai Elevator.

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] LG Uplus and Hyundai Elevator announced on the 18th that they will distribute Internet of Things (IoT) safety gear to all workers at Hyundai Elevator installation sites on the 21st and establish a smart safety system.

The smart safety gear is a solution jointly developed by LG Uplus and Hyundai Elevator to create a safe environment for elevator installation workers and fundamentally prevent the occurrence of serious accidents. The two companies signed a business agreement earlier this year and have been jointly developing the smart safety gear system. Since April, they have conducted on-site verification with about 150 workers to incorporate user feedback.

The smart safety gear developed by the two companies consists of three types of IoT sensors (helmet, safety hook, and safety belt sensors), beacon sensors, a dedicated worker app, and a control platform. This solution manages whether the helmet chin strap or safety hook is fastened when workers install elevators at high places using big data-based machine learning technology, and alerts workers if not fastened to prevent fall accidents.

The three types of IoT sensors are characterized by being developed to maximize user convenience. The smart safety helmet sensor is lightweight considering the wearability for workers while having more durable strength. The smart safety hook sensor extends the battery replacement cycle to 270 days, considering the difficulty of frequent charging in the work environment. The smart safety hook can be easily attached and detached to safety equipment that workers already own.

The two companies expect that the introduction of the smart safety gear system will reduce serious accidents and casualties occurring at elevator installation sites. LG Uplus plans to expand the distribution of smart safety gear to other work sites involving high-altitude tasks, starting with this introduction.

Lee Jeong-han, CSEO (Chief Safety and Environment Officer) of Hyundai Elevator, said, "We proactively established a smart safety system to prevent risks that may occur due to the nature of elevator installation work, which inevitably involves working at heights. We will continue to promote improvements in the work environment and system development so that all workers can work safely."

Jeon Seung-hoon, Executive Director of Smart Infrastructure Business at LG Uplus, said, "To provide better experiences to customers, we revised the product several times based on on-site customer VOC over several months. Through this, we were able to create a solution that is easy for on-site workers to use while preventing safety accidents. We will strive to expand this from elevator installation sites to other sites at risk of fall accidents to prevent serious accidents."

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