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Abstract
The construction industry continues to record a high number of accidents compared to other industries. Furthermore, the ramifications of construction accidents are growing in terms of both economic loss and loss of life with trends toward larger-scale, more complex projects. For this reason, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of safety management in the construction industry, and the need for more effective safety management techniques. This paper introduces a real-time location-based construction labor safety management system that tracks and visualizes workers’ locations in real-time and sends early warnings to endangered workers. The system is developed by integrating: a real-time locating system (RTLS) for tracking of workers’ location; a location monitoring system for mapping the workers location on a computerized building model; and alarm technology for sending early warnings. The developed system has been applied to an apartment project and an RTLS technology test center in Korea, and proved to be effective in tracking and monitoring workers in real-time and preventing construction accidents. It is envisioned that the developed system will enable proactive construction safety management in South Korea and the methodologies developed in this study will be applicable to other contexts with minimal customization.
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Kwang-Pyo Lee
Kwang-Pyo LEE is a PhD candidate in the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. He is a member of Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management and Architectural Institute of Korea. His research interests include construction IT, construction safety, and construction management.
Hyun-Soo Lee
Hyun-Soo LEE is a Professor at the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. He served as the Chairman of the Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management. His research interests include cost engineering, career development program and construction policy.
Moonseo Park
Moonseo PARK is a Professor at the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, Seoul, Koera. He served as Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, and the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. His research interests include simulation modeling, construction IT, construction safety and governmental policies.
Hyunsoo Kim
Hyunsoo KIM is a PhD candidate in the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. He is a member of Korean Institute of Construction Engineering and Management and Architectural Institute of Korea. His research interests include construction IT, construction safety and construction productivity.
Sangwon Han
Sangwon HAN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at the University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea. He also worked as a Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. His research interests include construction productivity improvement, computer simulation modeling and information technology in construction.