Presentation
Enhancing Hazard Recognition in Construction: Developing Personalized Safety Training to Overcome Cognitive Limitations
DescriptionMaintaining situational awareness in the dynamic construction environment is crucial for hazard identification and risk management. Over 50% of construction hazards remain unrecognized despite advanced site-monitoring techniques and safety systems. Human errors, such as attentional failures and flawed risk perception, cause up to 80% of accidents. This study proposes an AI-informed personalized safety training program using 360-degree panoramas and wearable sensors to address individual cognitive limitations and enhance hazard identification capabilities. Evaluations of this program show its potential to significantly improve workers' hazard identification by providing customized training addressing their cognitive failures. The implications extend beyond immediate safety improvements, suggesting a paradigm shift in how safety training is conceptualized and delivered across the construction industry. By laying the groundwork into cognitive factors affecting safety performance and offering a blueprint for more effective training designs, this study contributes valuable insights with the potential to transform safety practices and reduce workplace accidents.
Contributors
Event Type
Lecture
TimeThursday, September 12th3pm - 3:20pm MST
LocationFLW Salon C
Safety
DEI