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Construction Safety Knowledge Sharing via Smartphone Apps and Technologies

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Construction accident rates are high in many places, leading to high compensation, a loss in manpower, and the extension of time. Numerous research sheds light on the causes of factors which lead to construction accidents, such as human error, hot summers, tight schedules, young age, and the lack of safety knowledge. As previous research has found, (1) more people from Generation Y sustain accidents, and (2) many people from this generation are expert users of mobile technology. With there being a lack of research on construction safety knowledge via various apps, this chapter aims at reviewing construction safety knowledge sharing via various mobile apps.

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    Rita Yi Man Li

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    Rita Yi Man Li

  3. School of Computer Science, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK

    Herru Ching Yu Li

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Li, R.Y.M., Li, H.C.Y. (2019). Construction Safety Knowledge Sharing via Smartphone Apps and Technologies. In: Zhang, Y., Cristol, D. (eds) Handbook of Mobile Teaching and Learning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41981-2_40-2

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    Construction Safety Knowledge Sharing via Smartphone Apps and Technologies
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41981-2_40-2

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