Embracing Emerging Technologies for Safety Management: What is Needed to Raise the Adoption Level for Urban Construction?

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10.2991/978-94-6463-516-4_30How to use a DOI?

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Urban construction; site safety; management engineering; latest technology; adoption strategies

Abstract

Urban construction tasks are considered 3D (dirty, dangerous and difficult), requiring the use of power tools, heavy machines, and dangerous equipment, working at heights, having to walk around debris, and many other hazardous working environments. As such, this high-risk sector often recorded a high number of injuries and fatalities rates. Recently, there has been increasing attention on reinforcing safe work practices at construction sites to mitigate risks and reduce workplace injuries, especially by enabling safety using emerging technologies. However, the industry-wide adoption rate is still low. This paper appraised the viable strategies for improving innovative technology adoption to enhance safety performance and accelerate constructor excellence. A total of ten (10) viable strategies were identified from the comprehensive review of previous studies. A structured survey questionnaire containing these 10 strategies was used to collect data from 133 industry professionals in Malaysia. The topmost three strategies in order of importance are: reinforcing education and on-the-job training, providing government incentives and establishing government mandates. The ranking of the strategies has practical implications as it provides the basis for refining the most significant strategies that industry stakeholders should focus attention on for the successful adoption of emerging technologies in managing safety for urban construction projects.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/09/17
TI  - Embracing Emerging Technologies for Safety Management: What is Needed to Raise the Adoption Level for Urban Construction?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 5th International Conference on Urban Construction and Management Engineering (ICUCME 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 273
EP  - 283
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-516-4_30
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-516-4_30
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