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October 15, 2024
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An Evaluation of the Technologies Used for the Real-Time Monitoring of the Risk of Falling from Height in Construction-Systematic Review

Publicated to: Buildings. 14 (9): 2879- - 2024-09-01 14(9), DOI: 10.3390/buildings14092879

Authors:

Pereira, Filipa; de las Nieves Gonzalez Garcia, Maria; Martins, Joao Pocas
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Edificac, Ave Juan de Herrera 6, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Porto, Fac Engn, Construct Dept Engn Civil, Rua Dr Roberto Frias S-N, P-4200465 Porto, Portugal - Author
Univ Porto, Fac Engn, Rua Dr Roberto Frias S-N, P-4200465 Porto, Portugal - Author
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Abstract

The construction industry has the highest number of fatal accidents compared to other industries. However, manual safety compliance monitoring is complex and difficult for safety engineers, and more automated solutions need to be found. The main research objective was to review the state of the art of real-time monitoring technologies used to assess the risk of falling from height in the construction sector. A systematic review is proposed in order to summarise the technologies used for real-time monitoring in the construction sector, following the PRISMA methodology. Only studies that assessed the risk of falling in real time were selected. From an initial set of 1289 articles, 40 were classified as strictly relevant to addressing the research questions. Various technologies that use artificial intelligence have been designed to monitor workers in real time and to send alerts to workers at any time in the event of a risk situation, thus preventing accidents. This study showed that new technologies are being introduced to predict the risk of a fall in real time, changing the approach from reactive to proactive and allowing this monitoring to improve workplace surveillance and safety. Further research is needed to develop effective systems that are easy for people to use without compromising productivity.
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Keywords

ConstructionFallInspectionKoreNeural-networksOccupational accidentsPreventionReal timeRisk assessmentRisk managementSafetSafetySafety management

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Buildings due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Architecture. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • WoS: 9
  • Scopus: 9
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 61 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/89325/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 137
    • Downloads: 273
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal.

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    Awards linked to the item

    This work was financially supported by: Base Funding-UIDB/04708/2020 with DOI 10.54499/UIDB/04708/2020 of the CONSTRUCT-Instituto de I&D em Estruturas e Construc & otilde;es-funded by national funds through the FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC).
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