The largest construction project in Europe leans so heavily on mobile technology that its managers are changing safety policies to protect employees with "mobile-only" zones in which workers also can test new mobile apps for construction.
"You must have your full attention on the surroundings in order to stay safe on a jobsite," says Ailie MacAdam, central-section delivery director for Bechtel, which is the lead contractor for the 118-kilometer-long Crossrail railway project in southeast England.
