Key Findings from Research: A Model for Measuring and Reducing Risks from Drones in Construction: A Practical Model for Measuring and Mitigating Safety Risks of Using UAS in Construction

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• Journal Article:
  Key findings from research
• Personal Author:
  Turkan, Yelda ; Xu, Yiye
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have become popular in the construction industry due to their versatility and ease of use in data collection. Other benefits of UAS on job sites include cost savings and improved safety. Research has increasingly focused on how UAS can assist on multiple tasks during different construction phases, but the potential negative safety outcomes for construction workers have not been studied adequately. The researchers aimed to begin filling this gap by developing a practical model to establish, assess, and improve mitigation programs that construction companies have for controlling safety risks generated as a result of using UAS. The components of the model - including the safety factors and mitigation methods - were identified, verified, and quantified through a mixed-methods approach that relied on a review of literature and a three-round Delphi process. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3pvKwqd. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Communication Construction Industry Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management Unmanned Aerial Devices
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Risk management; Imaging techniques; Safety engineering; Mobile equipment
• Source:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 Mar; :1
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  production of this document was supported by cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066210
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/137418/cdc_137418_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 54.54 KB ]