An internet of things and fuzzy markup language based approach to prevent the risk of falling object accidents in the execution phase of construction projects

The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm is establishing itself as a technology to improve data acquisition and information management in the construction field. It is consolidating as an emerging technology in all phases of the life cycle of projects and specifically in the execution phase of a constr...

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Autores: Martínez Rojas, María, Gacto, M. J., Vitiello, A., Acampora, G., Soto Hidalgo, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
Repositorio:RIARTE
OAI Identifier:oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/2489
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/2489
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115753651&doi=10.3390%2fs21196461&partnerID=40&md5=f5acfb03a23eaa93fa9495b5634697ee
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Internet de las cosas
Lógica difusa
Prevención de riesgos laborales
Accidentes
Prevención a través del diseño
Caída - Accidente
6109.01 Prevención de Accidentes
5311.04 Organización de Recursos Humanos
5311.07 Investigación Operativa
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Sumario:The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm is establishing itself as a technology to improve data acquisition and information management in the construction field. It is consolidating as an emerging technology in all phases of the life cycle of projects and specifically in the execution phase of a construction project. One of the fundamental tasks in this phase is related to Health and Safety Management since the accident rate in this sector is very high compared to other phases or even sectors. For example, one of the most critical risks is falling objects due to the peculiarities of the construction process. Therefore, the integration of both technology and safety expert knowledge in this task is a key issue including ubiquitous computing, real-time decision capacity and expert knowledge management from risks with imprecise data. Starting from this vision, the goal of this paper is to introduce an IoT infrastructure integrated with JFML, an open-source library for Fuzzy Logic Systems according to the IEEE Std 1855-2016, to support imprecise experts' decision making in facing the risk of falling objects. The system advises the worker of the risk level of accidents in real-time employing a smart wristband. The proposed IoT infrastructure has been tested in three different scenarios involving habitual working situations and characterized by different levels of falling objects risk. As assessed by an expert panel, the proposed system shows suitable results. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.