Water Resources Department introduces RFID access control system to reduce risks for construction personnel

On the 20th, the Ministry of Labor held the "14th Excellent Project Golden Ann Award" award ceremony. Two projects from the Water Resources Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs were awarded, among which the "Hushan Reservoir No. 2 Original Water Pipe Project" was the only one awarded this year. "Excellent" award, and "Shimen Reservoir Anti-silt Tunnel Project (Phase 1)-Amping Anti-silt Tunnel Project" also won the "Excellent Work".

The Water Resources Department stated that it won two projects this year. In addition to flood control and water supply functions, the quality of the projects during the construction period was excellent and the progress was on schedule. In terms of occupational safety and health, it actively created a high-quality construction environment to ensure the safety of various operations. For example, in the "Hushan Reservoir Second Original Water Pipe Project", a risk assessment was carried out at the design stage to select a lower risk option, and at the same time, a building information model (BIM) was used to simulate construction procedures to reduce construction risks, and to promote labor to obtain Taiwan occupational safety cards and cooperate Medical institutions implement health inspections to protect the health of workers; "Shimen Reservoir Anti-silt Tunnel Project (Phase 1)-Amping Anti-silt Tunnel Project" attendees take daily blood pressure and alcohol concentration measurements to ensure the health and safety of personnel , And introduced a radio frequency identification (RFID) access control system to locate people in the tunnel in real time, and also use a vehicle steering system to reduce the risk of construction personnel.

The Water Resources Department emphasizes that it will continue to uphold the concept of respect for life, and strive to improve the safety and health of the construction environment, and ensure the workplace safety and physical health of workers.