# Korea Scaffold Technology Institute Opens Gimhae Hub for Fall Prevention

Korea Scaffold Technology Institute launches a new Gimhae headquarters featuring a safety platform to prevent workplace falls.

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According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, 280 workers died from falls last year, representing 32.1% of total industrial accident fatalities out of 872 deaths. [^1]

The Korea Scaffold Technology Institute opened its new southern headquarters in Gimhae City, Daedong Industrial Complex, featuring a practice facility and a large structure performance certification center. [^2]

The National Gimhae Forest Wellness Center, the largest comprehensive forest welfare facility in the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region, is scheduled to officially open in November in Gimhae City, South Korea. [^3]

The institute plans to gradually combine fall prevention training, functional grading systems, safety name registration, and AI-based safety verification to support safety management systems in construction, plants, power plants, and shipyards. [^4]

The new facility is designed to integrate education, training, work competency verification, structural performance certification, and on-site technical support into a single 'High-Altitude Work Safety Platform'. [^5]

The complex includes 18 buildings such as a visitor center, guest houses, lecture halls, and meditation rooms, with 54 guest rooms accommodating up to 128 people daily. [^6]

The facility is located in Geumdongsan, Sangdong-myeon, covering a total area of 177.7 hectares with a total investment of approximately 2.7 billion won over six years. [^7]

The center is designed as a barrier-free space accessible to all ages and physical conditions, including facilities for strollers and elderly visitors. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, 280 workers died from falls last year, representing 32.1% of total industrial accident fatalities out of 872 deaths. (동아일보, News)
2. The Korea Scaffold Technology Institute opened its new southern headquarters in Gimhae City, Daedong Industrial Complex, featuring a practice facility and a large structure performance certification center. (동아일보, News)
3. The National Gimhae Forest Wellness Center, the largest comprehensive forest welfare facility in the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region, is scheduled to officially open in November in Gimhae City, South Korea. (매일경제, News)
4. The institute plans to gradually combine fall prevention training, functional grading systems, safety name registration, and AI-based safety verification to support safety management systems in construction, plants, power plants, and shipyards. (동아일보, News)
5. The new facility is designed to integrate education, training, work competency verification, structural performance certification, and on-site technical support into a single 'High-Altitude Work Safety Platform'. (동아일보, News)
6. The complex includes 18 buildings such as a visitor center, guest houses, lecture halls, and meditation rooms, with 54 guest rooms accommodating up to 128 people daily. (매일경제, News)
7. The facility is located in Geumdongsan, Sangdong-myeon, covering a total area of 177.7 hectares with a total investment of approximately 2.7 billion won over six years. (매일경제, News)
8. The center is designed as a barrier-free space accessible to all ages and physical conditions, including facilities for strollers and elderly visitors. (매일경제, News)

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