Wearable sensing technology applications in construction safety and health

CR Ahn, SH Lee, C Sun, H Jebelli, K Yang… - Journal of Construction …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
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 …

Evaluation of physiological metrics as real-time measurement of physical fatigue in construction workers: state-of-the-art review

S Anwer, H Li, MF Antwi-Afari, W Umer… - Journal of Construction …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Physical fatigue is a major health and safety–related problem among construction workers.
Many previous studies relied on interviews and/or questionnaire to assess physical fatigue …

EEG-based workers' stress recognition at construction sites

H Jebelli, S Hwang, SH Lee - Automation in Construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Taking into account that many construction workers suffer from excessive stress that
adversely impacts their safety and health, early recognition of stress is an essential step …

ANN-based automated scaffold builder activity recognition through wearable EMG and IMU sensors

SS Bangaru, C Wang, SA Busam… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction worker activity recognition is essential for worker performance and safety
assessment. With the development of wearable sensing technologies, many researchers …

Application of wearable biosensors to construction sites. I: Assessing workers' stress

H Jebelli, B Choi, SH Lee - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
One of the major hazards of the workplace, and in life in general, is occupational stress,
which adversely affects workers' well-being, safety, and productivity. The construction …

Assessing occupational risk of heat stress at construction: A worker-centric wearable sensor-based approach

S Shakerian, M Habibnezhad, A Ojha, G Lee, Y Liu… - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction workers are at a high risk of exposure to excessive heat generated by several
factors such as intensive physical activities, personal protective clothing, and frequent heat …

[HTML][HTML] Multimodal integration for data-driven classification of mental fatigue during construction equipment operations: Incorporating electroencephalography …

I Mehmood, H Li, W Umer, A Arsalan, S Anwer… - Developments in the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Construction equipment operations that require high levels of attention can cause mental
fatigue, which can lead to inefficiencies and accidents. Previous studies classified mental …

Feasibility analysis of electrodermal activity (EDA) acquired from wearable sensors to assess construction workers' perceived risk

B Choi, H Jebelli, SH Lee - Safety science, 2019 - Elsevier
Risk perception is known as a critical step in workers' safety decision-making process.
However, current approaches to assess workers' perceived risk include surveys and …

A review and assessment of technologies for addressing the risk of falling from height on construction sites

MT Newaz, M Ershadi, L Carothers, M Jefferies… - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Falling from height (FFH) is blamed for causing significant injuries and deaths on
construction sites. Previous research has outlined a broad range of technological advances …

Detecting excessive load-carrying tasks using a deep learning network with a Gramian Angular Field

H Lee, K Yang, N Kim, CR Ahn - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Manual load carrying without sufficient rest may cause work-related musculoskeletal
disorders (WMSDs) and needs to be monitored at construction sites. While previous studies …