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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Virtual Fence System Based on IoT Paradigm to Prevent Occupational Accidents in the Construction Sector.

María Del Carmen Rey-Merchán, Jesús M Gómez-de-Gabriel, Antonio López-Arquillos, Juan A Fernández-Madrigal

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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María Del Carmen Rey-MerchánPhD Program Advanced Computing, Energy and Plasmas, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9236-5792
Jesús M Gómez-de-GabrielSystem Engineering and Automation Department, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5960-3453
Antonio López-ArquillosEconomics and Business Management Department, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2477-1227
Juan A Fernández-MadrigalSystem Engineering and Automation Department, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1376-7967

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many occupational accidents in construction sites are caused by the intrusion of a worker into a hazardous area. Technological solutions based on RFID, BIM, or UWB can reduce accidents, but they still have some limitations.The aim of the current paper is to design and evaluate a new system of "virtual fences" based on Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) to avoid intrusions. First of all, the system was designed using a number of beacons, a Bayesian filter, a finite state machine, and an indicator. Secondly, its safety attributes were evaluated based on a scientific questionnaire by an expert panel following the staticized groups' methodology. Results showed that the proposal is inexpensive and easy to integrate and configure. The selected experts evaluated positively all the attributes of the system, and provided valuable insights for further improvements. From the experts' discussions, we concluded that successful adoption of this "virtual fence" system based on BLE beacons should consider the influence of factors such as cost savings, top management support, social acceptance, and compatibility and integration with existing systems, procedures, and company culture. In addition, legislation updates according to technical advances would help with successful adoption of any new safety system.

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Accidents, OccupationalWorkplaceBayes TheoremTechnologyUser-Computer InterfaceaccidentbeaconsBLEIoTlocationsafetyvirtual fenceworker

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PMID34202241
PMCPMC8297201

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