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6th International Project and Construction Management Conference (e-IPCMC 2020), 12 - 14 November 2020, pp.464-473, (Full Text)
Maintaining the safe behavior of construction workers is one
of the major aspects of safety management in the AEC industry. Unsafe behavior
in hazardous places like construction sites could lead to severe consequences.
Meanwhile, measuring and controlling safe behavior is an ambiguous task. Unsafe
behavior can have various reasons. It is a very complex issue that includes
many hard-to-measure variables. Yet still, most of the time, understanding and
analyzing these reasons are done merely based on the insight of the safety
managers and statements of the workers. This paper investigates the potential
of psychophysiological information gathered via biosensors to be used in safety
management in the AEC industry. Two types of biosensor systems, electroencephalogram
sensors (EEG), and electrodermal activity sensors (EDA), are reviewed. Basic
information about the sensor systems is provided. The biological mechanisms
behind the psychophysiological reactions that the sensors measure are briefly
explained. The sensors are examined in terms of usefulness of the information
they provide, invasiveness, and affordability. The opportunities they could
provide to the academia and the industry, and the challenges they pose are
discussed. Suggestions are made for utilization of the potentials and coping
with the challenges.