Construction 4.0: Industry 4.0 enabling technologies applied to improve workplace safety in construction

Antônio Pires Barbosa,José Celso Contador,Silvia Helena Bonilla,Gilberto Gomes Soares Júnior,Mauro Luiz Martens,Walter Cardoso Satyro,Marco Aurelio Fragomeni,Sonia Francisca De Paula Monken

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20280

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20280

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Industry 4.0, the new production paradigm, has been arousing the interest of researchers around the world, due to its potential for improvements for companies, however little has been studied of its potential in the construction industry. This paper aims to identify which enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 can be applied to improve job security in civil construction. The methodology adopted was literature review, followed by field study / research with interviews with specialists, to identify the possibility of improving work safety in civil construction, through the technologies of Industry 4.0. The results of this research showed that the main technologies listed were: (1st) 3D printing and drone, (2nd) Augmented Reality and Wearable sensors, (3rd) safety vest, (4th) Virtual Reality, (5th) Bionic exoskeleton, (6th) Building Information Modeling (BIM), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), helmet with sensors and smart helmets, (7th) Internet of Things (IoT) and finally, (8th) concrete mixer truck. The theoretical and practical contribution of this work is given by the presentation of technologies from Industry 4.0 that can maximize work safety in the construction industry, mitigating accidents at work, thus collaborating for the management of technology and innovation.

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The civil construction industry represents for Brazil one of the business sectors with the greatest absorption of labor, as it is one of the greatest economic powers, with high generation of employment opportunities (Takahashi et al, 2012)
Civil construction is an industry that has a large number of accidents and comprises several particularities that differ from the various industrial areas, and it is essential that studies and research are developed aimed at worker safety and health (Peinado, 2019)
According to Bridi et al (2013) and Mariano (2008), the work accident rates in the civil construction sector are the highest when compared to other industrial sectors and this is due to the existing resistance in the use of safety equipment and failures in handling them

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The civil construction industry represents for Brazil one of the business sectors with the greatest absorption of labor, as it is one of the greatest economic powers, with high generation of employment opportunities (Takahashi et al, 2012). For Silva (2015) and Colombo (2009), many work accidents and risks in civil construction arise as a result of the lack of knowledge on the part of the worker, delays that end up generating a rush to deliver the work within the deadline agreed with the client, and for lack of observance / lack of proper planning and/or improvisation. These factors turn the construction site into an aggressive environment that is vulnerable to the occurrence of work accidents

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