Design risk management practices and assessment tools for safety in construction: opportunities for BIM

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• Personal Author:
  Ku K
• Description:
  The imperative to improve workers safety and health is gaining momentum in the construction industry in a number of countries (e.g., UK, Australia, US). Prevention through Design (PtD) or comparable concepts (i.e., Design for Safety) are a core strategy considered critical in improving overall safety performance. PtD proponents argue that architects and engineers can have an impact on safety considerations during design. However, there is lack of knowledge on what tools designers utilize for safety design. Design risk management strategies and assessment tools for safety are studied and opportunities for BIM safety design tools are identified. To gather broad industry perspectives, this investigation adopted the survey research method that involved professionals from the US, UK, Australia and other countries. The survey was developed based on literature on hazard identification/risk assessment tools, and expert interview discussions. The survey collected data on general design protocol and BIM infrastructure, familiarity with PtD, references of safety regulations and standards, and PtD tools and processes. The findings illustrate most commonly used tools and effective strategies, type of design tools used for construction, maintenance/operations, comparisons of disciplinary perspectives and comparisons of countries. The survey illustrates common usage of BIM for safety considerations and reveals which types of PtD tools provide potential for integration with BIM, and shortcomings of BIM for PtD. This research has practical and social implications for professionals particularly designers, by providing a broad perspective on PtD adoption and PtD tool usage. It provides insights for BIM software developers highlighting potential areas for tool development. The project contributes to the body of knowledge of PtD tools which will benefit from this baseline study on current tools and exploration of potential areas for BIM tools. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Health Promotion Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Risk Assessment BIM Construction Construction-industry Design Hazards Health-programs Health-protection Models PtD Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Workers

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• ISBN:
  9789176230053
• Publisher:
  Lund University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  180-191
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046072
• Citation:
  Achieving Sustainable Construction Health and Safety, proceedings of CIB W099 International Health and Safety Conference, Jun 2-3, 2014, Lund, Sweden. Aulin R, Ek A, eds. Lund, Sweden: Lund University, 2014 Jun; :180-191
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Kihong Ku Professor, College of Architecture and the Built Environment, Philadelphia University, 4201 Henry Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144
• Email:
  kuk@philau.edu
• Editor(s):
  Aulin R; Ek A
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Philadelphia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110920
• Source Full Name:
  Achieving Sustainable Construction Health and Safety, proceedings of CIB W099 International Health and Safety Conference, Jun 2-3, 2014, Lund, Sweden
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a41064f04df8560ff79b8d27b4819c8b8841f4c751a21f3728bacde58f956a5e4bb7fac17e2b42829424092f63e3bda82a45997858259b8fd0338de54f7c0c9c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201245/cdc_201245_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.45 MB ]