BIM Approach in Construction Safety—A Case Study on Preventing Falls from Height
The construction industry has one of the highest occupational accident incidence rates among all economic sectors. Currently, building information modelling (BIM) appears to be a valuable tool for analysing occupational safety issues throughout the construction life cycle of projects, helping to avo...
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| description | The construction industry has one of the highest occupational accident incidence rates among all economic sectors. Currently, building information modelling (BIM) appears to be a valuable tool for analysing occupational safety issues throughout the construction life cycle of projects, helping to avoid hazards and risks and, consequently, increasing safety. This work investigates BIM methodology and the application of related technologies for building safety planning and demonstrates the potential of this technology for the integrated implementation of safety measures during the design phase and construction site management. The first step consisted of a literature review on applying BIM-related technologies for safety in the design and planning phases. Following this, to show the potentialities of construction simulation, a case study based on BIM 4D to prevent falls from height was developed. With BIM 4D, it is possible to follow the construction process over time, giving the construction safety technicians, designers, supervisors and managers the capability to analyse, in each phase, the potential risks and identify which safety measures should be implemented. BIM can effectively integrate safety measures from the design phase to the construction and use phase and enable integrated safety planning within construction planning, leading to reliable safety management throughout the construction process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4b47bf2c3d24def8947ca46630d62d32023-11-23T13:11:51ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-01-011217310.3390/buildings12010073BIM Approach in Construction Safety—A Case Study on Preventing Falls from HeightFernanda Rodrigues0João Santos Baptista1Débora Pinto2RISCO, Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalAssociated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (PROA/LAETA), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalAssociated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (PROA/LAETA), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalThe construction industry has one of the highest occupational accident incidence rates among all economic sectors. Currently, building information modelling (BIM) appears to be a valuable tool for analysing occupational safety issues throughout the construction life cycle of projects, helping to avoid hazards and risks and, consequently, increasing safety. This work investigates BIM methodology and the application of related technologies for building safety planning and demonstrates the potential of this technology for the integrated implementation of safety measures during the design phase and construction site management. The first step consisted of a literature review on applying BIM-related technologies for safety in the design and planning phases. Following this, to show the potentialities of construction simulation, a case study based on BIM 4D to prevent falls from height was developed. With BIM 4D, it is possible to follow the construction process over time, giving the construction safety technicians, designers, supervisors and managers the capability to analyse, in each phase, the potential risks and identify which safety measures should be implemented. BIM can effectively integrate safety measures from the design phase to the construction and use phase and enable integrated safety planning within construction planning, leading to reliable safety management throughout the construction process.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/1/73building information modellingconstruction safetyplanningsafety elementsconstruction site managementfalls from height |
| spellingShingle | Fernanda Rodrigues João Santos Baptista Débora Pinto BIM Approach in Construction Safety—A Case Study on Preventing Falls from Height Buildings building information modelling construction safety planning safety elements construction site management falls from height |
| title | BIM Approach in Construction Safety—A Case Study on Preventing Falls from Height |
| title_full | BIM Approach in Construction Safety—A Case Study on Preventing Falls from Height |
| title_fullStr | BIM Approach in Construction Safety—A Case Study on Preventing Falls from Height |
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| title_short | BIM Approach in Construction Safety—A Case Study on Preventing Falls from Height |
| title_sort | bim approach in construction safety a case study on preventing falls from height |
| topic | building information modelling construction safety planning safety elements construction site management falls from height |
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