TY - GEN
T1 - Sensibuildity
T2 - 62nd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2018
AU - Alzayed, Mohammad Alsager
AU - Castro E Costa, Eduardo
AU - Agarwal, Pratik
AU - Kakarlamudi, Sai
AU - Bilén, Sven G.
AU - Miller, Scarlett
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Up to 14 billion dollars are spent in the construction industry annually as a result of work-related injuries. The current study was developed in an effort to minimize the costs associated with these short- and long-term injuries through the use of wearable technologies and a two-phase study that included 13 semi-structured interviews and a usability investigation with 12 participants. Through the user interviews, a system was developed that includes a wearable vibration feedback mechanism that alerts users of postures that impose a risk of incurring musculoskeletal disorders and a smartphone application that reports on their postures. The results of the usability investigation showed that the solution is perceived to be more informative and engaging in enhancing safety awareness than existing practices. The results of this study display the need and effectiveness of incorporating wearable technologies as a means of providing effective feedback to construction workers and, hence, mitigate the risks of incurring work-related injuries.
AB - Up to 14 billion dollars are spent in the construction industry annually as a result of work-related injuries. The current study was developed in an effort to minimize the costs associated with these short- and long-term injuries through the use of wearable technologies and a two-phase study that included 13 semi-structured interviews and a usability investigation with 12 participants. Through the user interviews, a system was developed that includes a wearable vibration feedback mechanism that alerts users of postures that impose a risk of incurring musculoskeletal disorders and a smartphone application that reports on their postures. The results of the usability investigation showed that the solution is perceived to be more informative and engaging in enhancing safety awareness than existing practices. The results of this study display the need and effectiveness of incorporating wearable technologies as a means of providing effective feedback to construction workers and, hence, mitigate the risks of incurring work-related injuries.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072750958&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85072750958&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85072750958
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1631
EP - 1635
BT - 62nd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2018
PB - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.
Y2 - 1 October 2018 through 5 October 2018
ER -