AlertMeter® Impairment Detection Technology

Boston has implemented a new construction safety ordinance that mandates the submission of a site safety affidavit for all construction and demolition projects approved by the Inspectional Services Department. The ordinance was signed by Mayor Michelle Wu on June 1 in response to recent construction site accidents in Boston.

In a study of high-rise construction accidents, the underlying factors were able to be identified.

Studying Construction Accidents

High-rise building construction is one of the riskiest places for a person to work and it’s probably no surprise that it’s a leading place for construction accidents. A team of scientists in Taiwan, known for some of the highest buildings in the world, set out to find out the major causes of accidents in high-rise building construction.

Using an assessment technique called The Construction Safety Equilibrium Model, they looked at both task demand and the capability of the workers.