An Evaluation of the Technologies Used for the Real-Time Monitoring of the Risk of Falling from Height in Construction—Systematic Review

The construction industry has the highest number of fatal accidents compared to other industries. However, manual safety compliance monitoring is complex and difficult for safety engineers, and more automated solutions need to be found. The main research objective was to review the state of the art...

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Published in:	Buildings
Main Authors:	Filipa Pereira, María de las Nieves González García, João Poças Martins
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-09-01
Subjects:	construction risk management risk assessment real time fall safety
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/9/2879

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