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Busan Metropolitan City Implements Pilot Project for Elevator Entrance Safety Signals Preventing Safety Accidents for Pedestrians Using Overpass Elevators

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Busan Metropolitan City Mayor Park Heong-joon announced that the City will implement the “Elevator Entrance Safety Signal Pilot Project” beginning this year.

The City is the first in the nation to carry out such a project, which is designed to strengthen elevator safety features for transportation-vulnerable groups and prevent accidents. A detailed plan has been established, and demonstration projects will be conducted to verify and analyze the safety and effectiveness of the system.

Following the pilot stage, the City intends to propose amendments to related laws and standards to mandate the installation of elevator entrance safety signals, thereby expanding the system nationwide.

This project involves installing audiovisual-based “elevator entrance safety signals” in overpass elevators. The initiative aims to help the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable users recognize potential hazards and prevent serious accidents.

The elevator entrance safety signals guide passengers with green, yellow, and red LED lights, along with voice announcements, when elevator doors open and close.

Currently, more than 65 percent of elevator accidents in Busan occur due to user carelessness, such as collisions, slips, and entrapments, highlighting the need for a preventive safety management system.

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Busan Metropolitan City held a signing ceremony for the business agreement with the Korea Elevator Safety Agency’s Busan-Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters on September 23 in the City Hall International Protocol Room.

The agreement was signed by Bae Seong-taek, Director General of the Housing & Architecture Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, and Hwang Seong-uk, Head of the Busan-Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters of the Korea Elevator Safety Agency.

Key points of the agreement:

• ●Busan Metropolitan City will provide budgets and administrative support for pilot installations in each district and county.

• ●The Korea Elevator Safety Agency will carry out demonstration projects, report results, and conduct installation safety inspections.

In 2025, the Agency will select 1–2 overpass elevator facilities within Busan for installation and operation of the safety signals. In 2026, the City plans to expand pilot installations to 33 overpass elevators.

Through the 2025 demonstration project, the Agency will verify the effectiveness of the safety signals and improve any issues, with upgraded products to be installed in the 2026 pilot stage.

In 2026, the City will solicit applications from districts and counties to implement the project through a public competition process.

Bae Seong-taek, Director General of the Housing & Architecture Bureau, stated:
“The elevator entrance safety signal project, implemented for the first time in the nation, demonstrates Busan’s leadership in elevator safety policy. By proactively enforcing elevator safety measures, we will accelerate the realization of Smart Safety City Busan, which protects the everyday lives of citizens.”