Falls remain one of the leading causes of fatal and nonfatal injuries in many countries. Fall detection is an important method to protect fallers by minimizing injury severity.

1. Fall Protection & Fall Detection
Based on IoT Technologies
By: Parvez Ahmad Hashmat (2019CET2027)
Instructor: Prof. J.Uma.Maheswari
December 2020
Safety & Quality Project Assignment
(CVL874)

2. Table
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Contents
Fall Protection
Hierarchy of Fall Protection
Fall Detection Based on IoT
Wearable Technologies
BIM and Fall Detection
Remote Operation
References
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3. Fall protection means to protect the worker from any
serious injury or death after losing the control over
balance at the height.
Falls remain one of the leading causes of fatal and
nonfatal injuries in many countries. Fall detection is
an important method to protect fallers by minimizing
injury severity.
Fall Protection
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4. Falls Can Be Prevented Through 3 Simple Steps:
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Companies must plan projects to make sure a job is done safely.
Companies must provide fall protection and the right equipment
for the job.
Workers need training on the specific equipment they will use
to complete the job.
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5. When Fall Protection is Needed
• Walkways & ramps
• Open sides & edges
• Holes
• Concrete forms & rebar
• Excavations
• Elevated work platforms
• Roofs
• Wall openings
• Bricklaying
• Suspended equipment
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6. Hierarchy of Fall Protection
Elimination
•Such as Cameras to monitor work
Passive Fall Protection
•Guardrails, Covers, Safety nets
Administrative Control
•Such as climber training, warning systems
Fall Arrest
It stops a fall that is in progress through a tie off system such as Lifelines
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Fall Protection Is Not Required Under The Following Conditions:
When employees are making an inspection, investigation, or
assessment of workplace conditions prior to the actual start of
work or after all work has been completed.
When infrequent and temporary general industry tasks are
performed on low-slope roofs.
Free-fall distance, Never exceeds 6 ft.
When using portable ladders.
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8. Fall Protection Equipment
Concrete anchors
Lifeline accessories
Rescue harness
Rope grabs
Confined Space & Rescue
Roofing anchors
Shock-absorbing lanyards
safety nets, Covers
Fall arrest posts and extensions
Guardrails Horizontal and vertical lifelines
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9. Misuses of Fall Protection
Anchoring below dorsal D-ring
Insufficient anchorage strength
Using damaged and recalled equipment
Misuse of rebar snap hooks
Improper fit of equipment
Inappropriate anchorage connections
Misuse of leading-edge self-retracting devices
Misuse of Lanyards
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10. Fall Detection Based
on IoT Technologies
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11. IoT(The Internet of Things )
IoT in construction involves the use of internet-connected sensors
which are placed around job sites or worn by laborers.
The Internet of Things is often used in factory work and construction
to simplify processes, increase safety, reduce waste, and ultimately
save money and time. In the construction industry, the IoT is
sometimes referred to as telematics.
It helps keep workplaces and workers safe, aids in performance, helps
workers envision a project and problem-solve.
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12. IoT and Falls
Staff on a job site wear a wrist band or clip-on
device, data about their movements and activity
can be used to discover any risky behavior.
The device would send an automatic alert to the
company’s site safety manager, whenever the
device physically dropped by three foot or more.
(the idea being to immediately notify health and
safety of any falls).
The manager will notice that one worker appears
to be repeatedly falling and goes to investigate.
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13. Wearable Technology
“Wearable tech items” refer to any item
that can be worn on the body that helps
provide information to the user through
connectivity.
It contains sensors that monitor the
worker’s bodies and the surrounding
environment to help ensure the safety of
the worker.
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14. Building Information Modeling
Building information modeling (BIM) is another feature of IoT that is becoming
increasingly more essential to the process of building and construction.
BIM As a result of the developed automated safety checking platform informs
construction engineers and managers by reporting, why, where, when, and what
safety measures are needed for preventing fall-related accidents before
construction starts.
Examples of protective equipment for staircases, slab edges, and slab openings
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15. Benefits of IoT in Construction
Adopting Building Information Modeling
Reducing project costs
Improving employee safety
Predictive maintenance
Improved waste management efficiency
Facilitated project management
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16. Remote Operation
The use of remote operations can
also keep humans from working with
particularly dangerous equipment.
Construction workplace injuries are
fairly common.
Remotely operated machinery has
the potential to help reduce the risk
that workers face on the worksite.
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17. Conclusion
The Hierarchy of Fall Protection exists to help determine the best method
of protecting workers at height. By following this hierarchy, you can help
provide the most effective form of fall protection available for any
application.
Adopting IoT in construction industry activities is neither a one-step
process nor a cheap one to complete. That’s why, in order to complete
digital transformation, business owners need to clearly understand the
benefits of adopting innovation.
Potential safety hazards can be automatically identified and corresponding
prevention methods can be applied through BIM.
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18. References:
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Information Modeling ( BIM ) and Safety : Automatic Safety Checking of Construction Models and
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19. Thank you