Developing A Rule-Based Dynamic Safety Checking Method for Enhancing Construction Safety

A FLEXIBLE METHOD OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT AND INVESTIGATING FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY PROGRAM

Construction industry has the highest ratio of fatality of workers in comparison with other industries. Construction safety has been always a matter of focus to control safety risks. This article presents a new flexible method of safety risk assessment by adding Hybrid Value Number (HVN) to the assessment equation. As a result of using this method, the results of assessment process will be more...

Integrating BIM and Safety: An Automated Rule-Based Checking System for Safety Planning and Simulation

Safety planning in the construction industry is generally done separately from the project execution planning. This separation creates difficulties for safety engineers to analyze what, when, why and where safety measures are needed for preventing accidents. Lack of information and integration of available data (safety plan, project schedule, 2D project drawings) during the planning stage often...

Developing a Construction Safety Management System

Enhancing Safety throughout Construction using BIM/VDC

Construction jobsites are some of the most dangerous workplaces. According to the Bureau of Labor, in 2008 1005 fatalities resulted from construction accidents, and cost industry approximately $11.5 billion annually. Many construction accidents could be avoided through better engineering and administrative controls, and improved safety training. 3D visualization and analyses are situated to pla...

Improving Construction Safety Construction Safety

John W. Mroszczyk, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, is president of Northeast Consulting Engineers Inc. in Danvers, MA. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics, both from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mroszczyk has been an active member of the OSHA Alliance Construction Roundtable. He is a professional mem...