Fusing RFID with mobile technology for enhanced safety of construction project team members

The development of the fourth industrial revolution has provided different inventions for assessing real-time locations among them includes RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Thus, this study proposes fusing RFID with mobile technology for easy identification of construction workers on site towards enhancing construction safety. The study adopted convenience purposive sampling method in obtaining data from selected construction professionals in Gauteng Province South Africa. A total of 34 questionnaires were obtained from the construction professionals out of 40 that was distributed. The data were analyzed with SPSS V 24, using, frequency distribution. The result from the analysis shows that the construction professionals are willing to adopt RFID for construction safety purpose. The study concludes that fusing RFID with mobile technology will decrease occurrence of accident on construction site. The article provides an innovative approach towards improving the safety of construction workers as it changes the perception of safety personnel from a reactive point of view to a proactive approach. Hence, it is envisaged that innovative ideas for ensuring construction workers safety will require an interdisciplinary collaboration between computer scientist and safety personnel.