An IoT-based autonomous system for workers' safety in construction sites with real-time alarming, monitoring, and positioning strategies

R Kanan, O Elhassan, R Bensalem - Automation in Construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Civil construction sites are considered as one of the riskiest environments where many
potential hazards may occur. To protect construction workers and prevent accidents in such …

Review of wearable device technology and its applications to the mining industry

M Mardonova, Y Choi - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews current trends in wearable device technology, and provides an overview
of its prevalent and potential deployments in the mining industry. This review includes the …

Towards a conceptual framework of OSH risk management in smart working environments based on smart PPE, ambient intelligence and the Internet of Things …

D Podgorski, K Majchrzycka, A Dąbrowska… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Recent developments in domains of ambient intelligence (AmI), Internet of Things, cyber-
physical systems (CPS), ubiquitous/pervasive computing, etc., have led to numerous …

A construction accident prevention system based on the Internet of Things (IoT)

M Zhang, N Ghodrati, M Poshdar, BC Seet… - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, emerging sensing and detection technologies have been adopted to
enhance safety in many construction sites. In this paper, we proposed to use a radio …

[HTML][HTML] Digital solutions for workplace safety: An empirical study on their adoption in Italian metalworking SMEs

E Cagno, D Accordini, A Neri, E Negri, M Macchi - Safety Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Occupational safety is a critical aspect of the manufacturing sector, especially for small and
medium-sized enterprises, which often face a safety divide compared to large companies …

Building wearables for geology: An operating system approach

S Delabrida, T D'Angelo, RAR Oliveira… - ACM SIGOPS Operating …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Wearable devices have emerged in the last years with new applications that provide user
convenience. Healthcare, sports, safety are some examples of applications embedded in …

System and interfaces for managing workplace events

JJ Morgenthau, WG Eppler Jr… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and associated interfaces are provided that permit the monitoring
of workers within the workplace environ ment. In one aspect, a monitor having various …

WristQue: A personal sensor wristband

BD Mayton, N Zhao, M Aldrich, N Gillian… - … Conference on Body …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
WristQue combines environmental and inertial sensing with precise indoor localization into
a wristband wearable device that serves as the user's personal control interface to …

Mesh based system and method for tracking worksite events experienced by workers via a wearable sensor

JJ Morgenthau, WG Eppler Jr… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and associated interfaces are provided that permit the monitoring
of workers within the workplace environ ment. In one aspect, a monitor having various …

Wireless mesh network system for monitoring worksite events including detecting false events

JJ Morgenthau, WG Eppler Jr… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A system and associated interfaces are provided that permit the monitoring of workers within
the workplace environment. In one aspect, a monitor having various sensing capabilities …