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Research on Ways to Build an Integrated Smart Platform to Strengthen Construction Site Safety

  • Yeon Cheol Shin (Seoul Housing and Urban Development Corporation) ;
  • Yu Mi Moon (Department of Construction Safety, Kyonggi University)
  • Received : 2025.06.05
  • Accepted : 2025.07.21
  • Published : 2025.12.30
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Abstract

This study conducted a multi-stage empirical analysis to examine the effectiveness and applicability of an integrated smart platform. The analy-sis included the platform's design, on-site implementation, user interviews, and quasi-experimental design. The system integrates real-time information sharing between headquarters and field sites, access control, risk assessment, and video-based monitoring functions, thereby ad-dressing the issue of fragmented technologies. It also achieves centralized data management through a multifunctional terminal. Interviews with site managers, workers, and developers revealed issues such as resistance to surveillance, communication blind spots, and data redundancy, highlighting the need for system standardization. These findings emphasize the importance of usercentered design and institutional linkage when introducing new technologies. A strategic implementation model based on the Predict-Respond-Learn framework of resilience engineering was proposed, suggesting the potential for evolution in smart safety management systems. Results from repeated measures ANOVA based on a pre-post design and structural equation modeling showed that the platform significantly improved work productivity, perceived usefulness, convenience, and safety. The model also demonstrated high goodness-of-fit. This study validates the effectiveness of smart technologies through both qualitative and quantitative analyses and can serve as a foundational reference for advancing digital-based construction safety systems in the future.

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