Korea Institute of Design Promotion: "Design Creates a Culture of Safety"

Design Korea 2025
Industrial Safety Design Seminar Held

The Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) announced on the 13th that it held the "Industrial Safety Design Seminar" at Hall D, COEX, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, during the Design Korea 2025 event.

This seminar was part of the Safety Service Design Project, supervised by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in collaboration with the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation. The Safety Service Design Project utilizes service design methodologies to diagnose various safety issues such as industrial accidents and fires at companies located in industrial complexes. It aims to develop and apply designs that take into account workers' psychological and behavioral characteristics, thereby contributing to the creation of safer work environments.

A view of the Industrial Safety Design Seminar held on the 13th at Hall D, COEX, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, during the Design Korea 2025 event. Korea Institute of Design Promotion

The seminar introduced domestic and international trends in industrial safety design, as well as the project's outstanding achievements to date, categorized by type such as fire evacuation, safe walking, and smart manufacturing safety.

For the fire evacuation category, a case of developing an emergency evacuation manual tailored for elderly women was presented. In the safe walking category, a system utilizing responsive LED signals to prevent safety accidents in forklift blind spots was introduced. For the smart manufacturing safety category, a case was shared in which safety design was developed based on efficient space zoning through AI simulation.

In addition, representatives from companies located in industrial complexes shared their reasons for participating in the project, their experiences applying safety design in the workplace, and how workers' perceptions have changed after implementation.

Yoon Sangheum, President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, stated, "The Safety Service Design Project is a core initiative that we are prioritizing in response to the growing public demand for worker safety. We will continue to work with the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation to ensure that service design is effectively utilized as a means to guarantee the safety and well-being of workers."

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