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Altuwaim, A and El-Rayes, K (2018) Optimizing the Scheduling of Repetitive Construction to Minimize Interruption Cost. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Hasanzadeh, S, Esmaeili, B and Dodd, M D (2018) Examining the Relationship between Construction Workers’ Visual Attention and Situation Awareness under Fall and Tripping Hazard Conditions: Using Mobile Eye Tracking. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Situation awareness; Cognitive ability; Hazard identification; Attention; Construction safety; Eye tracking;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001516
  • Abstract:
    The risk of major occupational accidents involving tripping hazards is commonly underestimated with a large number of studies having been conducted to better understand variables that affect situation awareness: the ability to detect, perceive, and comprehend constantly evolving surroundings. An important property that affects situation awareness is the limited capacity of the attentional system. To maintain situation awareness while exposed to tripping hazards, a worker needs to obtain feedforward information about hazards, detect immediate tripping hazards, and visually scan surroundings for any potential environmental hazards. Despite the importance of situation awareness, its relationship with attention remains unknown in the construction industry. To fill this theoretical knowledge gap, this study examines differences in attentional allocation between workers with low and high situation awareness levels while exposed to tripping hazards in a real construction site. Participants were exposed to tripping hazards on a real jobsite while walking along a path in the presence of other workers. Situation awareness was measured using the situation awareness rating technique, and subjects’ eye movements were tracked as direct measures of attention via a wearable mobile eye tracker. Investigating the attentional distribution of subjects by examining fixation-count heat maps and scan paths revealed that as workers with higher situation awareness walked, they periodically looked down and scanned ahead to remain fully aware of the environment and its associated hazards. Furthermore, this study quantitatively compared the differences between the eye-tracking metrics of worker with different situation awareness levels (low versus high) using permutation simulation. The results of the statistical analysis indicate that subjects did not allocate their attention equally to all hazardous areas of interest, and these differences in attentional distribution were modulated by the workers’ level of situation awareness. This study advances theory by presenting one of the first attempts to use mobile eye-tracking technology to examine the role of cognitive processes (i.e., attention) in human error (i.e., failure to identify a hazard) and occupational accidents.

Hosseini, M R, Martek, I, Chileshe, N, Zavadskas, E K and Arashpour, M (2018) Assessing the Influence of Virtuality on the Effectiveness of Engineering Project Networks: “Big Five Theory” Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Hwang, S, Jebelli, H, Choi, B, Choi, M and Lee, S (2018) Measuring Workers’ Emotional State during Construction Tasks Using Wearable EEG. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Jordan Srour, F, Kiomjian, D and Srour, I M (2018) Automating the Use of Learning Curve Models in Construction Task Duration Estimates. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Karakhan, A A, Rajendran, S, Gambatese, J and Nnaji, C (2018) Measuring and Evaluating Safety Maturity of Construction Contractors: Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Karimi, H, Taylor, T R B, Dadi, G B, Goodrum, P M and Srinivasan, C (2018) Impact of Skilled Labor Availability on Construction Project Cost Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Konstantinou, E and Brilakis, I (2018) Matching Construction Workers across Views for Automated 3D Vision Tracking On-Site. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Lee, C Y, Chong, H and Wang, X (2018) Enhancing BIM Performance in EPC Projects through Integrative Trust-Based Functional Contracting Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Liu, J and Lu, M (2018) Constraint Programming Approach to Optimizing Project Schedules under Material Logistics and Crew Availability Constraints. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Masih-Tehrani, M and Ebrahimi-Nejad, S (2018) Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Linear Programming for Bulldozer Emissions and Fuel-Consumption Management Using Continuously Variable Transmission. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Mirzaei, A, Nasirzadeh, F, Parchami Jalal, M and Zamani, Y (2018) 4D-BIM Dynamic Time–Space Conflict Detection and Quantification System for Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Sankaran, B and O’Brien, W J (2018) Impact of CIM Technologies and Agency Policies on Performance for Highway Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Swei, O (2018) Long-Run Construction Cost Trends: Baumol’s Cost Disease and a Disaggregate Look at Building Material Price Dynamics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).

Trinh, M T, Feng, Y and Jin, X (2018) Conceptual Model for Developing Resilient Safety Culture in the Construction Environment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(07).