Automation technologies in construction site safety management: a systematic review, Yara Elenany, Seifeldin Abbas, Mark Moheb, Imrad Ali, Prof. Salwa Beheiry
Yara Elenany
Master of Science in Construction Management, American University of Sharjah
UAE
Email: g00079072@alumni.aus.edu
Seifeldin Abbas
Master of Science in Construction Management, American University of Sharjah
UAE
Email: b00079656@alumni.aus.edu
Mark Moheb
Master of Science in Construction Management, American University of Sharjah
UAE
Email: b00080928@aus.edu
Imrad Ali
Master of Science in Construction Management, American University of Sharjah
UAE
Email: b00094763@aus.edu
Prof. Salwa Beheiry
Civil Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah
UAE
Email: sbeheiry@aus.edu
Abstract: The construction industry is known historically as a highly danger-prone industry. Consequently, there is a pressing need to shed light on the safety concerns of modern construction. Automation technologies offer great potential to improve construction site safety for managers and workers alike, but they also pose new challenges that require proper management to effectively utilize this potential. In past reviews of different automation technologies for construction safety, the discussion revolved around hypothetical scenarios with minimal applied cases to support it. Applications of automation in the construction industry have risen in recent years, prompting a need to re-evaluate the state of the art. Thus, the aim of this paper is to present a systematic review of the latest applications of automation technologies for construction site safety management, as well as highlight areas less examined for future research to address. First, the methodology followed a three-step process to select the relevant literature based on specific criteria. Second, the results are presented in two parts: a bibliometric analysis to identify the major trends and a content analysis of the safety applications within different sectors, namely construction robotics, virtual reality, building information modelling tools, and artificial intelligence. Overall, the significance of the study is in presenting the state-of-the-art applications of automation technologies in construction site safety management, as well as suggesting future research topics to address.
Keywords: Systematic Review, Safety Management, Construction Site, Worker Safety, Automation, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Building Information Modelling, Artificial Intelligence.