Work-in-Progress: Construction Safety Using Visual Technological Support

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2021-05-12

Authors

Alfredo Soeiro (Author) FEUP; João Poças Martins (Author) FEUP; Nicolaos Theodossiou (Author) Other; Ivica Zavrski (Author) Other; Marcela Spisakova (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications - Proceedings of the 14th IMCL Conference

Pages: 788-795

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences

FOS: Engineering and technology

Associated Projects

CSETIR - Segurança na Construção usando Realidade Imersiva na Educação e na Formação

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00W-C21

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96296-8_71

Abstract (EN): Accidents occur on construction sites that are complex and unique environments, making these difficult to control and monitor. Construction safety intends to prevent people from dying or becoming incapacitated. It is socially relevant and the panorama has not changed substantially. International Labour Organization estimates that losses of GDP due to this type of accidents represent about 4% of GPD. Above all it is not acceptable that in the XXI century anyone dies due to improper working conditions. A European funded project by Erasmus+Programme intends to alleviate this situation. Project arises from the synergy between higher education and construction to foster use of smart digital technologies in proper construction safety training. The idea is that digital tools allow the creation of simulations of construction scenarios allowing the identification and prevention of risks for workers, technicians and engineers. The project develops tools with IR (Immersive Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) procedures based on BIM modelling capacities to prevent accidents through training. Project also aims at offering training sessions online on an online platform to grant learners and trainees access to interactive material and resources. These tools range from applications to be used on smartphones to virtual reality contexts depending on the needs of training. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8