Mechanisms for the implementation of building information modeling (BIM) for construction safety management in Hong Kong

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingkai Li
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Construction Safety Management

scholarly journals Construction Safety on Scaffolding: Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Safety Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário António Rebelo ◽  
Francisco Renato Silveira ◽  
Elzbieta Czarnocka ◽  
Krzysztof Czarnocki
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Building Information

The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries, with a high number of working injuries and fatalities. A special issue for occupational accidents in the construction industry is the use of scaffolds, which is usually attributed to falls from height. Research and practice have demonstrated that decisions made upstream from the construction site can influence construction worker safety. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the risk levels for different construction stages on scaffolding, with various work trades, aiming to prevent the occurrence of fall accidents. The use of new techniques and methodologies, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), is of major importance. The growing implementation of BIM in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) is changing the way safety can be approached. This study reviews the existing literature about BIM and construction safety on scaffolding, to explore useful findings and detect knowledge gaps for future research. Despite the enormous evolution of research and technological innovations based on BIM for construction safety, there is still a flagrant lack of knowledge and solutions for identifying hazards related to construction on scaffolding.

BIM-Based Quality Control for Safety Issues in the Design and Construction Phases

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seunghwa Park ◽  
Inhan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Building Safety

Today’s buildings are getting larger and more complex. As a result, the traditional method of manually checking the design of a building is no longer efficient since such a process is time-consuming and laborious. It is becoming increasingly important to establish and automate processes for checking the quality of buildings. By automatically checking whether buildings satisfy requirements, Building Information Modeling (BIM) allows for rapid decision-making and evaluation. In this context, the work presented here focuses on resolving building safety issues via a proposed BIM-based quality checking process. Through the use case studies, the efficiency and usability of the devised strategy is evaluated. This research can be beneficial in promoting the efficient use of BIM-based communication and collaboration among the project party concerned for improving safety management. In addition, the work presented here has the potential to expand research efforts in BIM-based quality checking processes.

Study of Safety Auditors’ Views on the Use of BIM for Safety in Hong Kong

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen Wan ◽  
Andrew Platten ◽  
Tim Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Digital Simulation ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Safety Officer ◽  
International Sector

Traditionally site safety is a concern for the Architectural, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry. In view of government of Hong Kong initiating a number of large scale AEC projects and a relative high number of serious accidents continue to occur, site safety will remain an issue for the local AEC. Recently, Building Information Modeling (BIM) or digital simulation and data management software have been attracting much attention both in Hong Kong and in the international sector. It is a notable question to ask “Is it possible to use BIM to improve site safety in Hong Kong?” For over ten years now, the concept of Safety Management System (SMS) has been adopted in Hong Kong as the strategy for site safety management systems. It is commonly accepted in Hong Kong the drive to establish, implement and monitor SMS comes from registered safety officer (RSO) and registered safety auditor (RSA). Thus, in theory views of safety auditors on the use of BIM for safety can reflect whether or not BIM is effective tool to improve site safety. In this paper, the SMS regulation in Hong Kong will be briefly outlined and then results of a survey of members of the Society of Accredited Safety Auditor (SASA) in Hong Kong will be presented. It is concluded that 78% of the respondents to this study believe there is benefit for using BIM for SMS and commonly respondents refer to using BIM for visualization of construction sequences and planning of hazard controls. This study provides the background to a wider investigation of the linkage between BIM and Health and Safety Management.

Exploring the role of building information modeling in construction safety through science mapping

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 456-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramsha Akram ◽  
Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem ◽  
Abdur Rehman Nasir ◽  
Tauha Hussain Ali ◽  
Shamraiza Khan
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Science Mapping ◽  
Building Information

Applying building information modeling to support fire safety management

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 158-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Hsu Wang ◽  
Wei-Chih Wang ◽  
Kun-Chi Wang ◽  
Shih-Yu Shih
Keyword(s):  
Fire Safety ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information
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