Multi-objective optimization for improved project management: Current status and future directions

K Guo, L Zhang - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
To realize project management improvement, many different objectives have to be
considered simultaneously due to the nature of complexity and uncertainty in construction …

A review of construction workforce health challenges and strategies in extreme weather conditions

S Karthick, S Kermanshachi… - … of occupational safety …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Construction sites continue to operate despite inclement weather, exposing workers to
unpleasant working circumstances that can lead to various physical and mental health …

Investigating the impact of physical fatigue on construction workers' situational awareness

A Ibrahim, C Nnaji, M Namian, A Koh, U Techera - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
Construction is a physically demanding occupation that requires workers to exert
themselves when executing tasks. Many construction tasks involve manual handling …

Severe injuries among construction workers: Insights from OSHA's new severe injury reporting program

A Alsharef, A Albert, I Awolusi, E Jaselskis - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
Construction workers sustain a large number of work-related injuries. These injuries
sometimes result in irreversible damage, life-long disability, and even the loss of life …

Fatigue state recognition system for miners based on a multi-modal feature extraction and fusion framework

H Pan, S Tong, X Wei, B Teng - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fatigue factor is widely recognized as a primary contributor to accidents in the mining
industry. Proactively recognizing fatigue states in miners before starting work can effectively …

[HTML][HTML] Towards automated physical fatigue monitoring and prediction among construction workers using physiological signals: An on-site study

W Umer, Y Yu, MFA Afari, S Anwer, A Jamal - Safety Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical fatigue has been recognized as a serious health and safety risk among
construction workers. As a result, numerous studies have endeavored to monitor/predict it …

Evaluation of ergonomic risks for construction workers based on multicriteria decision framework with the integration of spherical fuzzy set and alternative queuing …

Y Tao, H Hu, J Xue, Z Zhang, F Xu - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ergonomic risks critically impact workers' occupational health, safety, and productivity, and
thereby the sustainability of a workforce. In the construction industry, the physical demands …

Work–rest schedule optimization of precast production considering workers' overexertion

Y Tao, H Hu, F Xu, Z Zhang - Journal of Construction Engineering …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The production process of precast components is labor-intensive, involving various manual
tasks. The physically demanding tasks usually result in fatigue and overexertion of workers …

Postpandemic Era: Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Workers' Situational Awareness

M Namian, FR Nabil, MKS Al-Mhdawi… - Journal of …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on construction safety, intensifying the
challenges faced by workers and exacerbating the industry's preexisting safety issues …

How fatigue affects the safety behaviour intentions of construction workers an empirical study in Hunan, China

J Gu, F Guo - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Fatigue is considered to have a negative impact on workers' safety performance. However,
until now, research on the fatigue of construction workers has not been examined in depth …