Awolusi, I G (2017) Active construction safety leading indicator data collection and evaluation. PhD thesis, University of Alabama, USA.
Abstract
The construction industry continues to experience an increased rate of workplace injuries and fatalities when compared to other U.S. industrial sectors. Construction workers often face safety and health risks throughout the construction process because of these dangerous working environments. Current safety practices, which are largely passive in nature, have not yielded the desired optimum results. Further improvements are necessary to enhance construction safety through the implementation of proactive safety strategies. This research seeks to evaluate how construction safety performance can be enhanced during the construction phase through the application of active construction safety leading indicators and sensing technologies. A near miss data collection and analysis framework is created and implemented for the management of safety leading indicator information. An objective evaluation of wearable technology systems for personalized construction safety monitoring is presented together with a model for integrating wearable sensors for multi-parameter safety performance monitoring. The characteristics of wearable devices and safety metrics capable of predicting safety performance and management practices are identified and analyzed. Strategies for the evaluation, selection, and implementation of vehicle intrusion sensing technologies for highway work zone safety are provided. The major contributions of this research involve the scientific data for collecting and evaluating safety leading indicators and innovative technologies, as well as an implementation guide for their application in construction. This research also provides best practices for construction management personnel that allows for the implementation of innovative safety technologies, as well as the use of collected data and information in operational procedures, safety training, and education.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Batson, R G and Marks, E D |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | education; personnel; construction safety; highway; sensors; best practice; construction phase; monitoring; safety; training; construction worker |
| Index terms: | wearable device, construction phase, fatalities, construction worker, construction industry, implementation, safety training, wearable sensor, monitoring, best practice, construction safety monitoring, face, strategy, personnel, health risk, injury, technology system, construction safety, safety performance, management practice, construction process |
| Subjects: | practitioner, innovation and technology management, contractual arrangements, psychology, digital technology, computer vision, building construction, control systems, business, project delivery, management, health risk and incident analysis, industry analysis, environmental health, occupational health and safety management, health conditions and diseases |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Digital Applications, Human Resources, Site Management, Organizational Design, Health and Safety, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Sustainability, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here