Abstract: Recreational drug use in construction is an area of concern for safety managers, and the legalization of marijuana in several US states may result in increased use among workers. Experimental approaches and policy creation ...

Abstract: The increasing commitment to safety over the last two decades has contributed to a 67% decline in recordable incident rates. The rate of fatalities, however, has recently increased. Human factors, like fatigue, strongly ...

Abstract: AbstractTo improve its traditional safety training methods, the construction industry has started to adopt virtual reality (VR) to enhance workers’ safety practices. Although preliminary research has shown promising results ...

Abstract: AbstractEmerging technologies are offering opportunities to address the gaps in traditional construction safety training. The idea of using interactive technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and haptic feedback (HF) has ...

Abstract: AbstractBuilding information modeling (BIM) has revolutionized the construction industry; however, field personnel still rely on traditional methods for design interpretation. Augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display ...