Applying advanced technology to improve safety management in the construction industry: a literature review

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 606-622

  Zhou, Zhipeng ^a   Irizarry, Javier ^b   Li, Qiming ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced technology; construction safety; literature review; radar chart

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION SAFETY; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RADAR CHART; REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RADAR; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); VIRTUAL REALITY;

RESEARCH;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LITERATURE REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84884289187     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2013.798423     Document Type: Article

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