1.0constructconnect.comDaily Commercial News/%site_branch%/author/edwardbayleyCan Artificial Intelligence make construction safety smarter?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="svI28i3icj"><a href="/dcn/news/technology/2024/01/can-artificial-intelligence-make-construction-safety-smarter">Can Artificial Intelligence make construction safety smarter?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/dcn/news/technology/2024/01/can-artificial-intelligence-make-construction-safety-smarter/embed#?secret=svI28i3icj" width="600" height="338" title="“Can Artificial Intelligence make construction safety smarter?” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="svI28i3icj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/PC-AISafetyMainWEB-OHS.png1024576Jacquelyn Oduro, director of Manitoba Heavy °µÍø½ûÇøion Association’s WorkSafely program, says there are several ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) can improve heavy construction worksite safety. “There are so many safety risks in heavy construction, such as excavation and trenching accidents, accidental start-ups from energized equipment, moving paving equipment, not to mention electrical hazards,” says Oduro, who […]