DL E&C enhances safety management with AI and worker welfare initiatives

DL E&C is advancing its safety management system by combining artificial intelligence with worker welfare programs. The company has established an internal task force to overhaul safety protocols across its sites and systems, aiming to prevent accidents through enhanced health management, a stronger safety culture, and the adoption of AI-driven risk prediction.

The core of this initiative lies in AI and data-based smart safety technology. Since introducing the Palantir data platform in 2022, DL E&C has accumulated data from approximately 200 construction sites. This data is being used to link access control systems with AI risk assessment models, enabling the pre-identification of workers at higher risk of accidents. The company plans to progressively implement a proactive warning system that analyzes real-time site data, including weather, heavy equipment movement, and fire detection, to predict hazardous situations.

AI will analyze worker locations, behavior patterns, work environments, and potential hazards to prioritize responses. It will also automatically summon mobile CCTV to allow supervisors to immediately assess現場 situations. This system is scheduled for phased deployment at major construction sites starting next year. Smart technology is also being used to manage extreme heat, with IoT-based sensors monitoring perceived temperatures. Heat warnings will be issued for temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, and severe heat warnings for those above 38 degrees. Safety pagers will quickly identify workers, enabling immediate measures like work stoppages, rest periods, and adjusted work hours.

DL E&C is also fostering a safety culture through worker participation. Incentives for exercising the right to stop work, fully guaranteed since 2022, have been increased from 1,000 points per instance to a maximum of 10,000 points. A quarterly award system for outstanding participants has also been introduced. Worker welfare is being enhanced with 15 mobile rest facilities, known as health buses, deployed at major sites. These buses provide amenities like ice water and cooling supplies, and health managers conduct on-site health checks. The health buses will operate during both hot and cold seasons.

"We have focused on fundamentally preventing accidents by combining advanced technology with site-focused welfare," said a DL E&C representative. "We aim to lead the establishment of an advanced safety ecosystem in the construction industry with our sophisticated AI and data-driven system."

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We have focused on fundamentally preventing accidents by combining advanced technology with site-focused welfare. We aim to lead the establishment of an advanced safety ecosystem in the construction industry with our sophisticated AI and data-driven system.