Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era

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Synopsis
This Handbook seeks to examine and advance current understanding of the confluence of construction health, safety and well-being and the broad range of Industry 4.0 technologies in use in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Globally, the construction sector accounts for more than 100,000 occupational fatalities annually. In many countries, reports of work-related accidents, injuries and illnesses are commonplace, and there is an urgent need to improve the occupational safety and health (OSH) outlook of the construction sector. The fourth industrial revolution presents opportunities to leverage modern technologies (e.g., big data, artificial intelligence, automation, sensors, AR, VR and robotics) to improve the poor OSH performance of the construction industry. However, embracing such technologies could also induce unintended adverse consequences for the safety, health and well-being of construction workers. Therefore, the realisation of the opportunities as well as the mitigation of potentially adverse consequences requires research-informed holistic insights around the union of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety and health management. This cutting-edge volume addresses a significant gap in literature by bringing together experienced academics and researchers to highlight the drivers, opportunities and drawbacks of the merging of Industry 4.0 with construction health, safety and well-being. After a detailed introductory section which highlights key issues and challenges, section one covers the application of a broad range of digital technologies; then section two discusses the application of industrial production and cyber physical systems in the context of construction safety and health management. Readers from a broad range of AEC backgrounds as well as safety professionals and technologists will come to understand how the technologies are applied and the resulting OSH benefits as well as potential drawbacks.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
310 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000862898
Related ISBNs:
9781032101354, 9781003213796, 9781032079929
Publisher:
CRC Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Patrick Manu, Shang Gao, Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo, Valerie Francis and Anil Sawhney
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Technology
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Patrick Manu
Edited by:
Gao Shang
Edited by:
Paulo Jorge Silva Bartolo
Edited by:
Valerie Francis
Edited by:
Anil Sawhney

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