Frequent Industrial Accidents Due to Shipbuilding...
Systematized Safety Management
Real-time CCTV Provided,
Transporter Traffic Flow Controlled
On the morning of the 4th, at the Integrated Control Center of Daebul National Industrial Complex in Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, a dozen employees were intently watching monitors covering one entire wall. The dashboard displayed graphics showing 'real-time accident status' and 'traffic conditions' actively moving. Kim Joo-wan, KT manager in charge of establishing the Integrated Control Center, explained, "We made it possible to view the safety status of workplaces within the industrial complex at a glance."
This place is the newly established 'Daebul Smart Green Industrial Complex Integrated Control Center,' part of the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation's Smart Green Industrial Complex project. The Integrated Control Center is a core infrastructure of the smart industrial complex that collects, manages, and operates real-time data using information and communication technologies (ICT) such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and simulation. Approximately 13 billion KRW was invested to transform Daebul National Industrial Complex, the largest industrial complex in the western region of Jeollanam-do, into a future-oriented complex. The center is scheduled to officially open in May.
Four days ago, workers at the Daebul Integrated Control Center in Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, were watching monitors.
Frequent Industrial Accidents Due to Shipbuilding... Systematized Safety Management
The core function of the Daebul Integrated Control Center is the 'Major Accident Platform,' which systematizes safety management of numerous work sites within the industrial complex. As safety accidents frequently occurred in Daebul Industrial Complex, where shipbuilding accounts for a large proportion, the need for a system to manage worker safety more systematically increased, leading to its introduction.
The Major Accident Platform operates mainly in two modes: 'Company Representatives and Safety Managers' and 'Yeongam-gun Administrators.' First, company representatives upload the number and details of scheduled tasks for the day, along with risk safety assessments, to the system. Yeongam-gun administrators can then check the scheduled work plans and details displayed in real-time on the dashboard. Based on this, if a task is judged to be a 'high-risk operation,' the county monitors the work site in real-time. In case of a safety accident, the system automatically connects to the police and fire department, ensuring personnel arrive at the scene within 1 to 2 minutes.
A representative from the Daebul Integrated Control Center said, "Large companies have systematically established safety management systems, but many small and medium-sized enterprises lack such systems and manage safety in an ad hoc manner. We built this system using project funds and made it available for free. Currently, 30 demand companies have joined and have been uploading data one by one since last week."
Real-time CCTV Provided, Transporter Traffic Flow Controlled
Another distinctive feature of the Daebul Integrated Control Center is the strengthened safety management by controlling the traffic flow of transporters (TP). A transporter refers to a transport device necessary for carrying large heavy loads such as ship blocks. Due to their large size and limited visibility of nearby vehicles and pedestrians, the accident rate is relatively high.
Accordingly, the Daebul Integrated Control Center introduced a system that provides real-time surrounding CCTV footage to convoy vehicles assisting the transporter’s operation nearby, thereby controlling transporter traffic and reducing accident risks. The convoy vehicles grasp the surrounding situation in real-time and assist transporter operation based on this, aiming to increase accident response rates and prevent safety accidents.
In addition, the Daebul Integrated Control Center implemented the nation’s first system to control industrial complex logistics. It introduced the Level of Service (LOS) at logistics hubs to comprehensively manage traffic flow, incident and accident status, and daily movement volume by grade. LOS is a technology used to analyze roads and intersections based on data such as vehicle speed, density, and congestion. This is synergized through collaboration with the 'Daebul Industrial Complex Smart Logistics Platform Construction and Operation Project' promoted by the Jeonnam Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency.
A representative from the Daebul Integrated Control Center said, "The biggest feature and achievement of the Daebul Integrated Control Center is the implementation of a worker safety management and traffic control system for logistics flow, which are most needed in the Daebul Industrial Complex, where many small and medium shipbuilding companies are concentrated. We expect effects such as workforce management efficiency and budget savings through the smart control center project."
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