Using Drones to Reduce Dust and Temperatures on Residential Building Sites

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• Personal Author:
  Handy, Rodney
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Using Drones to Reduce Dust and Temperatures on Residential Building Sites
  
  Rodney Handy. CPWR Small Study, 2021.
  
  Air pollution and heat stress pose considerable hazards to construction workers. Air sampling during tasks such as plastering, concrete mixing, and masonry has revealed high levels of small particles that have been associated with decreased lung function and the development of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and respiratory illnesses. High temperatures are also a serious threat, particularly as extreme heat days become more frequent, with one study finding that workers in construction were 13 times more likely to die from heat stress than those in other industries. Recent experiments suggest that water spray may offer considerable benefits in addressing both hazards, and so this study deployed a watermisting drone at two residential construction sites in Utah. Readings were collected during 12 pilot test runs involving a 10-minute pre-flight stage, a 10-minute flight stage, and a 10-minute postflight stage.
  
  KF2021-retrofitted-drone-residential-construction.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Nebulizers And Vaporizers Safety Management Unmanned Aerial Devices
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• 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:
  Fact Sheet
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067587
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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