營建業墜落事故長期為全球職業災害的主要原因之一，臺灣營造業墜落死亡比例更高達 60%~70%，顯示高空作業安全防護亟需改善。傳統鋼管施工架雖為臺灣建築現場主要外部作業平台，但其在作業便利性與防墜安全上仍存在限制。近年歐美地區廣泛導入保護屏（Protection Screens）系統，提供全封閉式作業環境，有效降低墜落風險並提升施工效率。 本研究以臺北市「廣慈博愛園區社會住宅 C 標工程」為案例，該工程首度採用保護屏系統，取代傳統施工架進行高樓外牆施工。研究團隊於 2022 年 4 月進行實地測試，運用 Rooti Rx System 貼片式心電圖記錄系統，連續監測作業人員於保護屏與傳統施工架環境下之工作心率變化，以量化評估兩種施工環境對勞工生理負荷之影響。 結果顯示，保護屏不僅在作業安全與施工品質上具顯著優勢，亦能有效降低勞工的生理負荷與心理壓力，減少因高度恐懼與作業不便所造成的心率波動。此研究證實保護屏系統能在安全、效率與永續性上同時優化施工環境，對改善我國營建業高空作業職災具有積極意義。

Falls have long been one of the leading causes of occupational accidents in the construction industry worldwide. In Taiwan, fall-related fatalities in construction account for as high as 60%–70%, highlighting the urgent need to improve safety measures for working at heights. Although traditional steel-tube scaffolding remains the primary external working platform on construction sites in Taiwan, it still presents limitations in both work convenience and fall protection. In recent years, protection screen systems have been widely adopted in Europe and the United States, providing a fully enclosed work environment that effectively reduces fall risks while improving construction efficiency. This study takes the “Guangci Social Housing Project, Contract C” in Taipei as a case example, where a protection screen system was applied for the first time in place of traditional scaffolding for high-rise exterior wall construction. In April 2022, the research team conducted on-site testing using the Rooti Rx System, a patch-type electrocardiogram recorder, to continuously monitor workers’ heart rate variations under both protection screen and traditional scaffolding environments. This allowed for a quantitative assessment of the physiological workload imposed by the two different construction settings. The results showed that protection screens not only provide significant advantages in terms of safety and construction quality, but also effectively reduce workers’ physiological workload and psychological stress, minimizing heart rate fluctuations caused by fear of heights and work inconvenience. This study demonstrates that protection screen systems can optimize construction environments in terms of safety, efficiency, and sustainability, carrying important implications for reducing occupational accidents in high-rise construction in Taiwan.