Integrating real time positioning systems to improve blind lifting and loading crane operations

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 596-605

  Li, Heng ^a   Chan, Greg ^b   Skitmore, Martin ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blind lifting; crane safety; positioning system

Indexed keywords

BLIND LIFTING; CONSTRUCTION PLANTS; CRANE OPERATIONS; POSITIONING DATA; POSITIONING SYSTEM; REAL TIME POSITIONING; REAL-TIME MONITORING SYSTEMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRANES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); SAFETY ENGINEERING;

LOADING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRANE; GPS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; REAL TIME; SAFETY; WARNING SYSTEM;

GRUIDAE;

EID: 84884289383     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2012.756144     Document Type: Article

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