AI 사용 건설현장의 COVID-19 안전 준수 여부 측정 Uses AI to Measure COVID-19 Safety Compliance on Jobsites Throughout the Country

Smartvid.io Uses AI to Measure COVID-19 Safety Compliance on Jobsites Throughout the Country

July 6, 2020 Shane Hedmond

Most construction sites are back up and running now amid the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic, but that has led to an increase in responsibilities for employers to protect their employees. Chief among those additional responsibilities is the enforcement of face coverings and social distancing in order to help slow the spread of the virus.  Constantly monitoring compliance of these can be a tall task, but Smartvid.io is using their AI platform to do all of the work for you.

 

AI 사용 건설현장의 COVID-19 안전 준수 여부 측정   현재 코로나바이러스 대유행 사태가 계속되고 있는 가운데 대부분의 건설현장이  운영되고 있지만, 이로 인해 고용주들이 직원들을 보호할 책임이 증가하게 되었다. 이러한 추가적인 책임들 중 가장 중요한 것은 바이러스 확산을 늦추기 위해 얼굴 가리기와 사회적 거리 두기의 시행이다. 이런 의무를 지속적으로 모니터링하는 것은 큰 일이 될 수 있지만, Smartvid,io는 모든 일을 안전하게 처리하기 위해  AI 플랫폼을 사용하고 있다. 지난주, Smartvid,io는 COVID-19 안전 준수를 위한 첫 지역 보고서를 발표했다. 플랫폼에 익숙하지 않은 이들을 위한 스마트비드.io는 AI를 사용하여 작업 전반에 걸쳐 수집된 사진과 기타 데이터를 자동으로 분석하여 안전 위험과 사고 가능성을 인식한다. 플랫폼 자체에 대한 자세한 내용은 여기를 클릭하여 Groundbreak 2019에서 그들과 함께 했던 인터뷰를 확인해 볼 수 있다. 새 보고서는 현장 근로자들이 마스크를 착용하고, 장갑을 끼고, 사회적 거리를 두고 연습하는 것에 대한 준수율을 보여준다. 각 데이터 그룹은 지역적 영역으로 분할되어 회사의 규정 준수를 위한 벤치마크 역할을 한다. 아마존닷컴은 지난 6월 첫 3주부터 플랫폼 고객층 내 전국 기업 근로자 3만6000여 명의 데이터를 분석했다. 건설현장 영상을 분석할 때 '비니'(애플 '시리'의 맥락에서)라는 별명을 가진 이 플랫폼의 AI는 천 조각이든 인공호흡기든 어떤 형태의 얼굴 덮개든 마스크로 계산한다. 장갑도 마찬가지다. 사회적 거리 측정은 개인이 1.8m 미만의 거리에 서 있거나 10명 이상의 사람들이 있는 그룹이 있을 때 적용된다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 Ki Chul Hwang Conpaper editor curator

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Just last week, Smartvid,io released their first regional report for COVID-19 safety compliance.  For those unfamiliar with the platform, Smartvid.io uses AI to automatically analyze photos and other data gathered across the job to recognize safety hazards and the potential for incident. For more on the platform itself, you can check out the interview I did with them at Groundbreak 2019 by clicking here. 

The new report shows compliance percentages for on-site workers wearing face masks, wearing gloves, and practicing social distancing.  Each data group is broken up into geographic region to act as a benchmark for your own company’s compliance. Since the first 3 weeks of June, Smartvid.io analyzed data from nearly 36,000 workers from companies across the country within the platform’s customer base.

When analyzing jobsite images, the platform’s AI, nicknamed “Vinnie” (in the vein of Apple’s “Siri”), counts any type of face covering as a mask, whether it’s a piece of cloth or a respirator. The same is true for gloves. The social distancing measurement notes any time individuals are standing less than six feet apart or when there are groups with 10 or more people.

As you’ll see in the picture below, mask and glove compliance has been very high across the country, while social distancing efforts could generally use some additional attention. Construction is a pretty interactive job, so contractors should pay attention to how their site is laid out in order to reduce bottle necking and adjust schedules to avoid crowded work zones in order to help increase distancing efforts.

 

Whenever data is being collected, especially on workers, there’s usually a cry of privacy concerns, but here’s what I really like and respect about Smartvid.io: they have made a point of not enabling facial recognition technologies, nor do they encourage their customers to use their technology as a means to punish those that are out of compliance.

 “If the goal is to identify individuals for punishment, safety personnel won’t likely look deeper to understand the environmental factors that shape safety behavior and take measures to correct them. And that would be a huge mistake for everyone’s safety,” concluded Josh Kanner, Founder and CEO of Smartvid.io, in his blog post. 

The goal, instead, is to use the gathered data to analyze trends and focus your company’s efforts on the areas lagging behind. Creating a safety culture is less about pointing the finger at individuals and more about creating safe habits and an environment where people feel empowered to be safe.

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