AsianScientist (Jun. 21, 2016) – A team led by the Japan International Cooperation Agency has designed and implemented a real-time data processing technology to monitor safety levels at metro system construction sites in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In many developing countries, an increase in public works is accompanied by a sharp rise in the number of accidents, leading to a growing need for safety monitoring.
The high-tech safety monitoring method, called on-site visualization (OSV), was developed by Professor Akutagawa Shinichi at the Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering. OSV measures any irregularities or tilting at building sites using a device with built-in LEDs attached to walls and pillars.
Like traffic lights, the LEDs light up in different colors to indicate the danger level: blue for ‘no irregularities’ and yellow and red for ‘danger of collapse.’ This clear method of representation is important in countries with low literacy rates.
The team, comprised of participants from multiple private organizations, monitored safety levels using OSV for a fixed period at three metro system building sites in the center of Jakarta. Following this, they held a seminar presenting the results of their study, which received accolades from the head of construction at Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit.
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Source: Kobe University.
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