Ingenieur Vol 58 April-June 2014 Ingenieur Vol 58 April-June 2014 | Page 45

Figure 4: RFID Card Reader System at Construction Site system provides CIDB with real time monitoring of construction personnel on site on a daily or monthly basis. The site reader (Figure 4) consists of: RFID Controller Board, ●● GPRS Data Communication Modem, and ●● RFID Reader ●● 5. Mobile RIFD Reader (Enforcement Validator) The Mobile RFID Reader is a special mobile equipment used by the enforcement unit for card site checking. Normally site enforcement officers ask the contractor to provide the list of the site workers and from there, the enforcement unit carries out a manual checking process of the workers by requesting them to show their green card. Apart from the checking itself, the enforcement unit also has to do random site visits without warning to check a certain site. With the GCSRS, the enforcement unit has specific target based online data from the site transmitter resulting in a more efficient checking practice. The card is scanned using the validator which confirms card validity and ownership. The card is checked using the printed information on the card itself, the card database in the validator and also remotely in the CIDB server. Figure 5: A Mobile RFID Reader 6. Web Management Portal The GCSRS web portal allows the data of a tagged RFID card owned by a construction workers on site to be viewed and monitored by site administration and CIDB. This data can be used by CIDB for studying the mobility pattern of construction workers. As for the site contractor, accessibility through the web portal allows the employer to monitor their worker’s attendance on site. GCSRS: PILOT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION Figure 6: Web Portal Login Page The pilot project has been evaluated from two different aspects involving management of the card issuance process and practicality at construction sites. Two CIDB offices were 43