Towards A Real-Time Data-Driven Approach for Proactive Injury Prevention in Construction

Abstract

Lessons can be learned from a "Web of Causation" approach that is being used to characterize and analyse the development progress of the disease. This is a data-intensive approach. It is the contention of this paper that the required data collection and processing needs can be addressed using emerging Wearable Technologies (WT). The collected motion data can be used to improve the detection of activities that have MSD-related risks and enhance the understanding of the nature of the risk. The output can be used to perform more robust quantitative assessments of risk factors. It can also be used to develop proactive strategies that can be used to minimize the occurrence of MSD.