Evaluation of the Use of Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) on Risk/Accidents Involved in Construction Project Monitoring, Enugu State, Nigeria

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UASs), also referred to as unpiloted aerial drones or vehicles, has currently attracted high attention in the architecture, engineering, and operations due to it great maneuverability. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of Unmanned Arial System (Drone) on Risk/Accidents Involved in Construction Project Monitoring in Enugu State, Nigeria and also the potentials of applying UASs in capturing multi-sensory data in construction project. Estimate, 60.000 fatal accidents occur annually worldwide in the construction industry and one worker loss his life every 10 min because of an occupational accident. Construction accidents are associated with different factors which has been studied by many scholars which formed the basis for data generated for this study. The target population in the study composes of of the Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers, Land Surveyors, Civil and Structural Engineers, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Builders in Enugu State, Nigeria as they are the primary participants who have substantial involvement and responsibilities in Project Monitoring. The study shows that drone technology if employment for construction project monitoring will reduce site accidents such as; accident on transit, falling debris, natural disaster, falls from high heights or scaffolding, exposure to dangerous chemicals or toxins and harmful materials on site.