Real-time information and communication system to improve construction safety (C-RTICS 2)

Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 2028-2039

  Aguilar, Gustavo E ^a   Hewage, Kasun N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLAIM COSTS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; CURRENT DATA; ELECTRONIC DATABASE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INFORMED DECISION; INSURANCE PREMIUMS; LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY; MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS; PORTABLE DEVICE; REAL-TIME INFORMATION; REGULATORY BODIES; SAFETY STANDARD; SAFETY TRAINING; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; STATISTICAL INFORMATION; TIME INFORMATION; UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA; WEB-BASED COMMUNICATION; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH RISKS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INSURANCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 84855800430     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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