Idris Jeelani

University of Florida | UF · Rinker School of Construction Management

Research has shown that a large proportion of hazards remain unrecognized, which expose construction workers to unanticipated safety risks. Recent studies have also found that a strong correlation exists between viewing patterns of workers, captured using eye-tracking devices, and their hazard recognition performance. Therefore, it is important to...

Unrecognized or unmanaged hazards can expose workers to unanticipated safety risk and can potentially result in catastrophic safety incidents. Unfortunately, recent research has demonstrated that a large proportion of safety hazards remain unrecognized in construction workplaces. To improve hazard-recognition levels, employers adopt a variety of sa...

Proper hazard recognition is an essential prerequisite to effective safety management. However, recent research has demonstrated that a large proportion of safety hazards remain unrecognized and unmanaged in complex and dynamic construction environments. Despite the importance of hazard recognition, there is a dearth of research examining why const...

The rise of robot use in the construction industry underscores the need to prepare the next generation of construction professionals for this technological shift. While knowledge about these robots is vital, understanding their operational mechanisms and the safety challenges they pose on construction sites is equally essential. However, implementi...

Drones are increasingly being used in construction for various applications. However, this integration has increased interactions between drones and workers, posing significant safety challenges for workers. This paper assessed the physical risks of drones on construction sites using VR-based 4D simulations. Roofs, ladders, and scaffolds were ident...

Drones have had a significant impact on the construction industry. However, their safety implications on construction jobsites are yet to be explored. This user-centered study empirically investigates whether drone presence is associated with any physiological, attentional, and emotional impact on humans, particularly those working at heights who a...

There has been a large increase in the deployment of drones in construction, and it is expected that there will be more interaction between construction professionals and drones on construction sites. Working in close proximity to these flying robots raises novel occupational safety and health issues that might make the construction industry more d...

Integrating drones into already dangerous construction sites could expose workers to additional risks and make construction sites more dangerous than before. Several studies have identified various safety challenges of using drones on jobsites. However, limited studies have focused on educating construction workers about the safety challenges of th...

Drones are being widely deployed in construction, and the interaction between them and construction professionals is expected to increase even more in the future. However, the deployment of these aerial robots near construction professionals could be associated with additional risks affecting the safety and health of the workplace. This study explo...

Utilizing drones on construction sites could put workers who are already in dangerous environments into even more risky situations. Therefore, researchers have explored the safety challenges and their countermeasures regarding drone integration into construction sites. This study proposes using a 360-degree virtual reality (360VR) training environm...

The use of drones in the construction industry has been dramatically growing in different areas such as building inspection, site mapping, and safety monitoring. The increasing deployment of drones in construction leads to more collaboration and interaction between human workers and drones. This raises novel occupational safety issues, especially f...

"The use of drones in construction grew exponentially over the last few years, making the construction industry one of the fastest commercial adopters of this technology. Drones are widely used in the construction industry for a wide variety of applications (e.g., site surveying/mapping, earthwork volumetrics, safety inspection, progress monitoring...

"Poor safety and low productivity have pushed the construction industry to increase the use of technology and automation. Consequently, robotic systems such as aerial and ground robots are becoming increasingly popular in modern construction sites. As construction is still a heavily human-driven industry, these robots need to collaborate, interact,...

Integrating drones into construction sites can introduce new risks to workers who already work in hazardous environments. Consequently, several recent studies have investigated the safety challenges and solutions associated with this technology integration in construction. However, there is a knowledge gap about effectively communicating such safet...

"The use of drones in construction grew exponentially over the last few years, making the construction industry one of the fastest commercial adopters of drones. Drones are widely used in the construction industry for applications such as aerial mapping, safety and quality inspection, job site logistics, and progress monitoring. The integration of...

Over the last decade, there is an ever-increasing demand for automation in construction to counter the major challenges of low productivity and lack of skilled labor that have marred the construction industry for years. As a result, modern construction jobsites will feature several aerial robotic systems working side by side with human workers. The...

Thousands of images and videos are collected from construction projects during construction. These contain valuable data that, if harnessed efficiently, can help automate or at least reduce human effort in diverse construction management activities such as progress monitoring, safety management, quality control and productivity tracking. Extracting...

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in construction is growing at an unprecedented level, making the construction industry one of the fastest commercial adopters of UAVs. UAVs are widely used through different phases of construction, from aerial mapping, safety and quality monitoring and site logistics to structural inspection and maintenanc...

With recent changes by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opening the possibility of more areas for drones to be used, such as delivery, there will be increasingly more intera ctions between humans and drones soon. Although current human drone interaction (HDI) investigate what factors are necessary for safe interactions, very few has focuse...

Traditional energy analysis in Building Information Modeling (BIM) only accounts for the energy requirements of building operations during a portion of the occupancy phase of the building’s life cycle and as such is unable to quantify the true impact of buildings on the environment. Specifically, the typical energy analysis in BIM does not account...

Despite training, construction workers often fail to recognize a significant proportion of hazards in construction environments. Therefore, there is a need for developing technology that assists workers and safety managers in identifying hazards in complex and dynamic construction environments. This study develops a framework for an automated syste...

Globally, a large number of safety hazards remain unrecognised in construction workplaces. These unrecognised safety hazards are also likely to remain unmanaged and can potentially cascade into unexpected safety incidents. Therefore, the development of hazards recognition skill – particularly among the next-generation of construction professionals...

Purpose Workers and construction professionals are generally not proficient in recognizing and managing safety hazards. Although valuable, traditional training experiences have not sufficiently addressed the issue of poor hazard recognition and management in construction. Since hazard recognition and management are cognitive skills that depend on a...

Research indicates that workers often fail to recognize a significant proportion of safety hazards. To reduce injury likelihood, efforts have traditionally focused on developing and delivering training interventions. Despite such efforts, desirable levels of hazard recognition are rarely achieved. Therefore, augmenting human abilities with a techno...

Research studies have shown that a large proportion of hazards remain unrecognized, which expose construction workers to unanticipated safety risks. Recent studies have also found that a strong correlation exists between viewing patterns of workers, captured using eye-tracking devices, and their hazard recognition performance. Therefore, it is impo...

Unrecognized hazards increase the likelihood of workplace fatalities and injuries substantially. However, recent research has demonstrated that a large proportion of hazards remain unrecognized in dynamic construction environments. Recent studies have suggested a strong correlation between viewing patterns of workers and their hazard recognition pe...

Poor hazard recognition is a widespread issue in the construction industry. When construction hazards remain unrecognized, workers are more likely to indulge in unsafe behavior, experience unanticipated hazard exposure, and suffer catastrophic injuries. To improve our understanding of why construction hazards remain unrecognized, the current study...

Hazard identification is one of the primary steps in effective safety management. However, research has shown that a large proportion of construction hazards remain unrecognized in workplaces, which expose workers to unanticipated risks. While researchers and practitioners have developed several training programs to improve hazard recognition level...

The ability of workers to recognize and manage construction hazards is essential for effective safety management. However, studies have unanimously demonstrated that a large proportion of construction hazards remain unrecognized in dynamic work environments. Such poor hazard recognition levels have been partly attributed to the pervasive use of une...

Proper hazard recognition is an essential element in the safety management process. When safety hazards remain unrecognized or unmanaged, construction workers are more likely to experience occupational injuries and illnesses. However, recent research has demonstrated that a large proportion of safety hazards remain unrecognized in construction envi...