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State of Practice of Construction Site Safety in the USA

Fei Dai,Yoojung Yoon,Hota V. GangaRao

Frontiers of Engineering Management 2016, Volume 3, Issue 3,   Pages 275-282 doi: 10.15302/J-FEM-2016035

Abstract: The construction industry has long been plagued with a high number of fatalities in the USA. Much safety improvements have been made after the USA Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. However, this industry still suffers from a disproportionately high rate of work-related fatalities in comparison to other industries. To provide a holistic view of current construction safety practices and corresponding performance, this paper reviews statistics of construction fatalities and their causes. It then presents efforts led to prevent work-related accidents and injuries by the federal safety agencies and the industry. Additionally, advantages and limitations of current practices in terms of construction safety have been discussed along with promotion of aspects in construction work environment.

Keywords: workplace safety     construction industry     safety strategy     accident prevention     review work    

Relationship between office workers’ staying and workstation attributes in a non-territorial office using ultra wide band sensor network

Xinnan ZHANG, Takashi IZATO, Junzo MUNENOTO, Daisuke MATSUSHITA, Tetsu YOSHIDA

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering 2010, Volume 4, Issue 4,   Pages 438-449 doi: 10.1007/s11709-010-0076-4

Abstract: This paper investigates the staying and moving characteristics of office workers in a non-territorial office using an ultra wide band (UWB) impulse radio sensor network. The differences between office workers’ staying and moving are clarified according to the individual workstation type that they select. The study determines the characteristics of each type of workstation. By clarifying office workers’ preference for staying and moving with regard to individual workstation types and office worker post, the reasons why office workers in different posts tended to select different types of workstations were revealed. Specifically, leaders tended to select workstations at the “inner meeting corner side” most frequently, as they had a greater need to stay in other areas. In contrast, ordinary staff needed to visit office workers in other areas less often, and as such, they tended to select individual workstations at the “middle meeting corner side.” Barring this, they tended to select individual workstations at the “middle corridor side” or “outer-meeting corner side.” Temporary staff members had little need to visit or stay at other places so they tended to select individual workstations at the “window side,” which is seldom visited or stayed at by other office workers and they could be disturbed less often from their solo work.

Keywords: workplace     non-territorial office     staying behavior     ultra wide band (UWB)     sensor network    

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State of Practice of Construction Site Safety in the USA

Fei Dai,Yoojung Yoon,Hota V. GangaRao

Journal Article

Relationship between office workers’ staying and workstation attributes in a non-territorial office using ultra wide band sensor network

Xinnan ZHANG, Takashi IZATO, Junzo MUNENOTO, Daisuke MATSUSHITA, Tetsu YOSHIDA

Journal Article