Resumo (PT):
Abstract (EN):
Construction industry remains one of the most hazardous industries to work in, despite numerous
efforts by researchers and practitioners to improve levels of Health & Safety (H&S) and reduce the
number of accidents which occur on the construction sites. A potential method to reduce the number
accidents is to educate construction workers in hazard identification and to raise their awareness of
the risks they face at the construction site through the use of emerging technologies such as Virtual
Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). This paper presents the first intellectual output of an
Erasmus+ project titled Construction Safety with Education and Training using Immersive Reality
(CSETIR), whose goal is to examine and apply such VR and AR tools to improve the levels of H&S.
Through the literature review and discussions with relevant stakeholders, most appropriate training
methods were identified for the development of safety educational tools in the following project
phases. VR and AR technologies have the potential to train construction workers in H&S, especially
those who have little experience in construction safety, workers with literacy limitations and workers
that do not speak the local language. Visual training tools, especially immersive ones, also provide
better retention of acquired knowledge and skills. An immersive reality safety education tool,
therefore, has the potential to increase the levels of construction H&S and to reduce the number of
accidents at construction sites.
Idioma:
Inglês
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica
Nº de páginas:
10