"From Intrusion Detection to Facility Operations" S-1 Corporation Strengthens School Safety Solutions

[Financial News] As more school gymnasiums and other facilities are opened to local residents, the scope of school security is also changing. The focus is expanding beyond blocking outside intrusion to managing access, user safety, lighting and HVAC control, and even facility abnormalities such as leaks all at once.
According to the industry on the 25th, S-1 Corporation is expanding the application of related solutions in line with the recent shift in school security demand from simple access control to broader facility operations and safety management.
A representative area is school gymnasium management. School gymnasiums are used as student classrooms during the day, but after school they are increasingly opened to local residents for set periods of time. In the process, schools face the added burden of managing not only access but also opening and closing, lighting, and heating and cooling systems.
S-1 Corporation's gymnasium unmanned management system links a security system that controls access and opening and closing with facility control functions such as lighting and air conditioning. It opens the facility at scheduled times and uses voice guidance to encourage people to leave as closing time approaches.
After the usage period ends, the system checks whether anyone remains inside and whether the doors are secure before closing the facility. Sensors then monitor movement inside and the status of the entrance, and if an intrusion is detected, the system is connected to an emergency response team.
Student safety management is also shifting toward the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
S-1 Corporation's 'Intelligent School Safety Package' detects seven types of abnormal situations through video analysis: signs of fire, entry into dangerous areas, leaving designated zones, wandering outside school hours, intrusion over fences or through gates, school violence, and smoking.
The application method also varies depending on the risk factors at each school. Schools can choose the detection functions they need based on the characteristics of each location, such as laboratories with a high risk of fire or the outer perimeter where discarded furniture is stored.
Incident situations can be checked not only by the school but also by the Office of Education. Through the Smart Video Management System (SVMS) installed at schools, on-site conditions can be monitored in real time, while the same footage can also be viewed remotely by the Office of Education. When an abnormal situation occurs, an alert is sent to the person in charge's smartphone, allowing immediate video confirmation.
Facility management tied to aging infrastructure is also emerging as a new area of school security.
S-1 Corporation is currently providing consulting for 60 schools in Incheon to help detect building leaks at an early stage. After inspecting each school's pipe conditions and facility risk factors, the company connects IoT sensors to water pipes, electrical systems, and fire alarm panels to collect signals around the clock.
A S-1 Corporation official said, "Schools are becoming living infrastructure used not only by students but also by local residents," adding, "For facility openings to be carried out smoothly, an operating system must support not only access control but also user safety and facility conditions."
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