Authors | Saka, A., Bello, S, Kasali, A, Agboola, A.O, Abdulrafiu, M, Ganiyu, S.A, Akanbi, L and Ajayi, A |
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Abstract | This study presents an edge-based architecture personal safety device to detect electric charges on construction site and thereby avert site accidents through electrocution. Electrocution has been identified as a major source of human deformity and even death on construction sites. A number of existing personal safety gadgets introduced to reduce this calamity (electrocution) on construction sites are not intelligent enough to respond on time to avert accidents. This study seeks to propose an Edge Computing architecture to detect and avert electrical hazards for personal safety on construction sites. The system enables IoT (Internet of Things) devices on PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) detect electrical charges, process and trigger alert for safety on construction sites. We proposed a wearable edge-based architecture to support emerging personal safety systems to detect electrical charges on construction site for site safety. The electrical charges will be sensed in real-time with respect to the position of a site worker, the data will be processed at the Edge resource on the PPE. This will rapidly trigger appropriate warning signs to initiate response from the wearer. Thereafter data will be transferred to the distance cloud for further processing. The proposed system will provide a just-in-time response and subsequently avert electrocution of accidents on construction sites. |
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