The advent of wearable sensing technologies has produced unprecedented opportunities
for the near real-time collection and analysis of workers' safety and health data. To …

Safety leading indicators are measures of the safety management system that correlate with
injury rates. The literature on the topic is dispersed and equivocal in the definition …

Spatial locations of personnel, equipment, and materials are constantly changing as
construction projects progress. The dynamic nature of the construction industry affects …

Proper hazard recognition is fundamental to effective safety management in construction
workplaces. Nevertheless, poor hazard recognition levels are a widespread and persistent …

Abstract The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in construction is growing at an
unprecedented level, making the construction industry one of the fastest commercial …

Construction sites need to be monitored continuously to detect unsafe conditions and protect
workers from potential injuries and fatal accidents. In current practices, construction-safety …

Poor hazard recognition and the underestimation of safety risk can lead to catastrophic
safety incidents. Unfortunately, past research has demonstrated that a large number of …

Purpose Workers and construction professionals are generally not proficient in recognizing
and managing safety hazards. Although valuable, traditional training experiences have not …

The majority of construction fatalities and accidents in Chile occur in high-rise building
construction projects that also suffer from an insufficient number of safety managers on-site …

Construction is a physically demanding occupation that requires workers to exert
themselves when executing tasks. Many construction tasks involve manual handling …