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Title |
A Study on the Improvement of Digital Student Safety Experience Center for Facilities Safety Education by Comparing the Current Status of Domestic and International Facilities
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Authors |
조인수(In-Soo Cho) ; 김정윤(Jung-Yoon Kim) |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.11112/jksmi.2026.30.2.73 |
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Keywords |
디지털 안전 체험관; 시설 안전; 안전 교육; 가상 현실(VR); 증강 현실(AR); 메타버스 Digital safety experience center; Facility safety; Safety education; Virtual reality (VR); Augmented reality (AR); Metaverse |
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Abstract |
This study analyzes the current status and implications of digital student safety experience centers in facility safety across Korea, the United States, Japan, and Singapore. Korea currently operates 94 student safety experience centers under the Ministry of Education; however, digital technology adoption remains concentrated in a limited number of facilities, and educational content specialized in structural safety?such as aging infrastructure and building collapse?is notably lacking. Through comparative analysis of technological adoption levels, institutional frameworks, content quality management systems, and user safety standards, this study identifies significant gaps in Korea’s digital safety education infrastructure. The United States has established a systematic framework through the NFPA 1035 standard for safety educator qualifications, FEMA’s VR-based fire evacuation training program developed in collaboration with Meta, and the DHS SAVER program that evaluates 21 VR and 11 AR training products for first responders. Japan mandates school safety planning under the School Health and Safety Act and operates well-established disaster prevention facilities such as the Ikebukuro Life Safety Learning Center, which features earthquake simulators and VR disaster simulations. Singapore leverages the SCDF’s integrated governance under the Fire Safety Act and has been actively pursuing digital transformation in civil defence education. Based on these findings, this paper proposes a phased digital transformation roadmap (2025?2033), development of structural safety-specialized content, a quality certification framework for safety experience centers, and legislative and institutional improvements. The research contributes to establishing a comprehensive strategy for digital safety education that addresses both technological and regulatory dimensions in the field of structural maintenance and inspection.
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