A proactive system for real-time safety management in construction sites

Automation in Construction

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 686-698

  Carbonari, Alessandro ^a   Giretti, Alberto ^a   Naticchia, Berardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Construction sites; Health and safety; Proactive risk mitigation; Real time tracking

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RATE; ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; FIELD TEST; HAZARDOUS EVENTS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; LABORATORY TEST; PROACTIVE RISK MITIGATION; PROACTIVE SYSTEMS; REAL TIME TRACKING; SAFETY INSPECTIONS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SAFETY POLICIES; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SPECIFIC NATURE; ULTRA-WIDEBAND TECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMATION; HEALTH RISKS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 79960637989     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2011.04.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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