Wearable technology for personalized construction safety monitoring and trending: Review of applicable devices

I Awolusi, E Marks, M Hallowell - Automation in construction, 2018 - Elsevier
The construction process is considered a very risky endeavor because of the high frequency
of work-related injuries and fatalities. The collection and analysis of safety data is an …

Enhancing construction safety monitoring through the application of internet of things and wearable sensing devices: A review

I Awolusi, C Nnaji, E Marks… - … Conference on Computing …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The high frequency of work-related injuries and fatalities experienced on construction sites
makes the construction process a very hazardous endeavor. The collection and analysis of …

Monitoring fatigue in construction workers using physiological measurements

A Aryal, A Ghahramani, B Becerik-Gerber - Automation in Construction, 2017 - Elsevier
Fatigue is one of the factors leading to reduction in productivity, poor quality of work and
increased risk of accidents in construction. Existing established methods of assessing …

Real-time construction worker posture analysis for ergonomics training

SJ Ray, J Teizer - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2012 - Elsevier
Construction activities performed by workers are usually repetitive and physically
demanding. Execution of such tasks in awkward postures can strain their body parts and can …

Data fusion of real-time location sensing and physiological status monitoring for ergonomics analysis of construction workers

T Cheng, GC Migliaccio, J Teizer… - Journal of Computing in …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Previous research and applications in construction resource optimization have focused on
tracking the location of material and equipment. There is a lack of studies on remote …

A robotic wearable exoskeleton for construction worker's safety and health

YK Cho, K Kim, S Ma, J Ueda - Construction Research Congress …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
While construction is a major contributor to the US economy, it is reported that construction
trades workers retire early due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment on the construction site with the use of wearable technologies

ALS Forat, A Przegalińska, M Krzemiński - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is one of the sectors where accidents causing injuries among
workers appear more frequently than in other industries. The safety issues are of high …

A fuzzy logic approach to posture-based ergonomic analysis for field observation and assessment of construction manual operations

A Golabchi, SU Han, AR Fayek - Canadian Journal of Civil …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
In construction, workers are frequently exposed to ergonomic risks that can lead to
musculoskeletal disorders. To prevent ergonomic injuries, proper assessment of ergonomic …

[HTML][HTML] Technological advancements in occupational health and safety

S Rajendran, S Giridhar, S Chaudhari, PK Gupta - Measurement: Sensors, 2021 - Elsevier
Work has a major impact on the health of the community. Occupational hazards exist in
every workplace, only the type of the hazard or the intensity of the hazard might differ …

Systematic literature review of wearable devices and data analytics for construction safety and health

J Kim, K Lee, JH Jeon - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving worker safety and health is one of the most important managerial points on
construction sites, attributed to their poor safety record (eg, high fatality and injury rates) …