Seoul – March 19, 2024

Enterprise AI service company People and Technology Co., Ltd. (CEO: Hong Seong-pyo, Lim Jin-soon) announced today that it has successfully secured the contract for the Cleanroom Safety Access Control System project, initiated by the Korea Nanotechnology Institute (KNI).

The Cleanroom Safety Access Control System project comes in response to the strengthened regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act due to the enactment of the Serious Accident Punishment Act. The initiative aims to establish a proactive safety management system at the institute and integrate advanced IT technologies to implement a real-time monitoring system for location tracking and safety management within the cleanroom.

The system will be linked with the cleanroom access application system, enabling real-time monitoring of worker locations, personnel status, and the number of remaining personnel. It will also facilitate real-time tracking of personnel during emergency evacuations, sending and receiving SOS distress signals to ensure rapid dissemination of information in case of an accident or disaster. This system will enable quick initial responses and real-time tracking of the evacuation status of researchers.

For this project, People and Technology will leverage its expertise in Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) technology, using the most beacon tags and BLE scanners in South Korea. The RTLS system will track personnel within the cleanroom and confirm the safety of those remaining inside.

The RTLS-based system will issue RFID cards for access registration, automatically mapping individual users to their access IDs, and transmitting the data to the RTLS server through the access control system. The received data will be used for real-time monitoring. Additionally, electronic nameplates, signal receivers, dedicated hubs, and servers will be introduced to manage access, tag issuance and recovery, as well as tracking personnel locations within the cleanroom, with a dashboard for visualizing staff locations across different areas.

A representative from People and Technology said, "The RTLS-based Cleanroom Safety Access Control System will enhance safety by enabling the monitoring of personnel and improving security through electronic access cards. It also provides effective measures for responding to safety accidents, including the management of high-risk tasks and construction history, while ensuring compliance with the Serious Accident Punishment Act."

This system is expected to improve both safety and operational efficiency within the cleanroom environment, ensuring a higher standard of safety management for the research and development activities at the Korea Nanotechnology Institute.