Construction hazards monitoring metrics
| Construction hazard | Metric | Detection technology |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Fatigue Mental Stress | Brain/Nervous System Activity | Wearable electroencephalogram (EEG); Head and eye cameras; Electrodermal Activity (EDA) |
| Heat Stress | ||
| Falls, Slip and trips | Body posture, body speed, body rotation and orientation | Accelerometer (bracelet/wrist band); Gyroscope sensor; Electromyography (EMG) Inertial Momentum unit (IMU) Sensor |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | ||
| Work Intensity/Physical | ||
| Fatigue | ||
| Fatigue | Heart rate, Heart rate variability, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure Physical work intensity | ECG, infrared, and bio-radar; Electromyography (EMG) |
| Physical Intensity | ||
| General Health | Sleep quality and quantity | ActiGraph Sensor; Nasa task load index (TLX) |
| Heat or cold | Body temperature | Thermistor |
| Fire and explosion | Smoke and fire detection | Infrared; Light sensor; Temperature sensor |
| Caught-in/Struck-by object | Proximity detection, location tracking | Radio frequency identification (RFID); Ultra-wideband (UWB); infrared; radar; Bluetooth; Global positioning system (GPS) |
| Construction hazard | Metric | Detection technology |
|---|---|---|
| Brain/Nervous System Activity | Wearable electroencephalogram (EEG); Head and eye cameras; Electrodermal Activity (EDA) | |
| Heat Stress | ||
| Body posture, body speed, body rotation and orientation | Accelerometer (bracelet/wrist band); Gyroscope sensor; Electromyography (EMG) | |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | ||
| Work Intensity/Physical | ||
| Fatigue | ||
| Heart rate, Heart rate variability, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure Physical work intensity | ECG, infrared, and bio-radar; Electromyography (EMG) | |
| Physical Intensity | ||
| Sleep quality and quantity | ActiGraph Sensor; Nasa task load index (TLX) | |
| Body temperature | Thermistor | |
| Smoke and fire detection | Infrared; Light sensor; Temperature sensor | |
| Proximity detection, location tracking | Radio frequency identification (RFID); Ultra-wideband (UWB); infrared; radar; Bluetooth; Global positioning system (GPS) |
Source(s): Abuwarda et al. (2022)
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