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 …

Heart Rate Variability Measurement to Assess Acute Work-Content-Related Stress of Workers in Industrial Manufacturing Environment—A Systematic Scoping Review

TA Tran, M Péntek, H Motahari-Nezhad… - … on Systems, Man …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Background: Human workers are indispensable in the human–cyber-physical system in the
forthcoming Industry 5.0. As inappropriate work content induces stress and harmful effects …

Heart rate modeling and prediction of construction workers based on physical activity using deep learning

M Ghafoori, C Clevenger, M Abdallah, K Rens - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Construction projects require long working hours where workers are subjected to intensive
tasks such as hard manual labor, heavy weightlifting, and compulsive working postures …

Exploring the structure and emerging trends of construction health management: a bibliometric review and content analysis

H Liang, X Shi - Engineering, Construction and Architectural …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The demanding nature of construction industry poses serious health risks to
construction workers. In recent years, construction health management (CHM) has gained …

Assessment of mental fatigue using electroencephalography (EEG) and virtual reality (VR) for construction fall hazard prevention

BM Tehrani, J Wang, D Truax - Engineering, construction and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Despite the importance of cognitive monitoring, limited studies attempted to
continuously monitor cognitive status of workers regarding mental fatigue effects on fall …

Critical Success Factors for Safety Management of High‐Rise Building Construction Projects in China

Y Li, Y Ning, WT Chen - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims at identifying the critical success factors (CSFs) for safety management of
high‐rise building construction projects and exploring interactions among such CSFs. Study …

[HTML][HTML] Worker-centric heat strain analysis: Integrating physiological signals with ensemble learning and domain adaptation

A Ojha, S Shayesteh, A Sharifironizi, Y Liu… - Automation in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite advances in utilizing physiological sensors and machine learning (ML) algorithms,
accurately and consistently monitoring heat strain levels of field workers on job sites remains …

Fatigue in construction workers: A systematic review of causes, evaluation methods, and interventions

H Zong, W Yi, MF Antwi-Afari, Y Yu - Safety Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Construction is a highly hazardous industry characterized by numerous occupational
fatalities, injuries, and illnesses, with fatigue identified as a major causal factor. To prevent …

Field Investigations on Subjective Perception, Physiological Responses, and Cognitive Performance under Increasing CO2 Concentration in an Underground …

Z Xie, Q Wang, K Zhou, L Ma, J Wang, Y Li, S Chen… - Indoor …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this research was to explore the impacts of heightened CO2 concentrations
on human health and wellness in an underground confined space. A total of 180 participants …

Development of an observational checklist for falling risk assessment of high-voltage transmission tower construction workers

WT Chang, CJ Lin, YH Lee, HJ Chen - International journal of industrial …, 2018 - Elsevier
Falls from elevation have been reported to cause the highest number of fatalities in the
Taiwan construction industry, accounting for 43.53% of all construction worker fatalities for …