New Age Technologies in Construction Safety and Associated Concerns

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1 New Age Technologies in Construction Safety and Associated Concerns Saurav Sinha General Manager BSI Group India Pvt. Ltd.

2 WE SHALL COVER. New age technologies in Construction Safety - Wearable Technology and PPEs, Predictive Analysis and AI; Threats associated Wearable Technology and PPEs; How do we mitigate the risk.

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4 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY DATA FOR UK (HSE)

5 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY DATA FOR US 4,836 workers were killed on the job in 2015 (3.4 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers) - on average, more than 93 a week or more than 13 deaths every day. Falls deaths (38.8%) Out of 4,379 worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2015, 937 or 21.4% were in construction Struck by Object - 90 deaths (9.6%) Electrocutions - 81 deaths (8.6%) Caught-in between - 67 deaths (7.2%)

6 SAFETY INCIDENT DATA FOR INDIA It is estimated that about 165 per 1000 workers get injured in the construction sector. The rate of fatal accidents in construction sector is 4 to 5 times that of the manufacturing sector Falls accounts for highest causes of deaths in construction sites i.e deaths in 2013, which is about 3.2% of the total accidental deaths reported in India for the year During the year 2013, about persons died due to electrocution, which had shown an increase of 1468 deaths compared to the year deaths occurred due to fire, which had caused due to shortcircuits in the year 2013

7 PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HOW DOES IT HELP Are we collecting meaningful data? Are we analyzing the data to throw meaningful insights on safety parameters? Are we utilizing the data to predict and prevent safety incidents? Data the lifeline of future technology and innovation How are we utilizing AI (artificial intelligence) to prevent incidents?

8 PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HOW DOES IT HELP

9 WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY... ROLE IN SAFETY With construction wearable s ability to monitor and report biometrics and dangerous environmental conditions there will be more immediate responses to safety issues. Insurance companies are investigating how wearable technology and BIM can help reduce risk and increase efficiencies in the construction industry. Safer safety vests, equipped with GPS systems to monitor worker location, are becoming more common. Proximity Warning System (PWS), is an audible and visual warning system designed to reduce the risk of vehicle personnel collisions. This can help to avoid 10% of all construction fatalities.

10 WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY... ROLE IN SAFETY IBM Employee Wellness and Safety Solution to collect data from various sensors that continuously monitor the worker s skin body temperature, heart rate, galvanic skin response and level of activity, correlated with sensor data for ambient temperature and humidity. The solution then enables user to provide personalized safety guidelines to each individual employee. The same platform can be used to prevent excessive exposure to different temperatures, radiation levels, noise, or toxic gases, using sensor tags for temperature, humidity, noise, or light measurements. Gases can be detected using personal sensors enabled using Wifi or Bluetooth low energy sensors. A survey reported by Accenture, said that that nearly two-thirds of insurers expect wearable technologies to have a significant impact on the industry within two years. A survey reported by Accenture, said that that nearly two-thirds of insurers expect wearable technologies to have a significant impact on the industry within two years.

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12 CONCERN AREAS RELATED TO NEW AGE TECHNOLOGIES Stability of performance is yet to be ascertained. Managing the aspect of wearable technology - Design, Power Consumption, Initial Cost, Privacy & Data Security and Usage Restriction. Lack of experts and control options.. Identifying meaningful data from a vast amount of data, and the models for analyzing the same Building creativity in automation. The ultimate goal of IoT, Predictive Analytics and AI

13 MITIGATING THE RISK THROUGH RISK BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PRODUCT TESTING Building up a risk based analysis and preventative risk management methodology based on risk based standards as : ISO 31000: Risk Management ISO 22301: Business Continuity Management BS OHSAS 18001: Occupational Health & Safety Assessment ISO 27001: Information Security Management System Management if risks to safety due to complex build environment and technological innovations at a rapid pace Certification and Testing of Safety Devices, PPEs and safety systems for : Facial Protection (Hearing, Eye and Respiratory Products) Hand & Foot Protection (Glove and Protective Footwear) Impact Protection (Helmet and Protective Armor) Protective Work-wear (High Visibility and Protective Clothing, and Fall Arrest Equipment) Performance testing of electronic safety systems.

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