TY - JOUR
T1 - Sensibuildity
T2 - The Design of a Communication System to Identify and Prevent Work-Related Injuries in the Construction Industry
AU - Alzayed, Mohammad Alsager
AU - Costa, Eduardo Castro e
AU - Agarwal, Pratik
AU - Kakarlamudi, Sai
AU - Bilén, Sven G.
AU - Miller, Scarlett
PY - 2018/9/27
Y1 - 2018/9/27
N2 - Up to 14 billion dollars are spent in the construction industry annually as a result of work-related injuries. The current study was developed in an effort to minimize the costs associated with these short-and long-term injuries through the use of wearable technologies and a two-phase study that included 13 semi-structured interviews and a usability investigation with 12 participants. Through the user interviews, a system was developed that includes a wearable vibration feedback mechanism that alerts users of postures that impose a risk of incurring musculoskeletal disorders and a smartphone application that reports on their postures. The results of the usability investigation showed that the solution is perceived to be more informative and engaging in enhancing safety awareness than existing practices. The results of this study display the need and effectiveness of incorporating wearable technologies as a means of providing effective feedback to construction workers and, hence, mitigate the risks of incurring work-related injuries.
AB - Up to 14 billion dollars are spent in the construction industry annually as a result of work-related injuries. The current study was developed in an effort to minimize the costs associated with these short-and long-term injuries through the use of wearable technologies and a two-phase study that included 13 semi-structured interviews and a usability investigation with 12 participants. Through the user interviews, a system was developed that includes a wearable vibration feedback mechanism that alerts users of postures that impose a risk of incurring musculoskeletal disorders and a smartphone application that reports on their postures. The results of the usability investigation showed that the solution is perceived to be more informative and engaging in enhancing safety awareness than existing practices. The results of this study display the need and effectiveness of incorporating wearable technologies as a means of providing effective feedback to construction workers and, hence, mitigate the risks of incurring work-related injuries.
U2 - 10.1177/1541931218621369
DO - 10.1177/1541931218621369
M3 - Article
SN - 1541-9312
VL - 62
SP - 1631
EP - 1635
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
IS - 1
ER -