Abstract
Construction worker safety and safety training continue to be the main issues in the construction industry. As a means of improving construction worker safety, this study focuses on safety training at an actual construction worksite. In order to promote safety awareness among workers, it is imperative to develop more effective safety training. This study examined safety training as a method of improving construction worker safety, focusing on the effectiveness of the instructional delivery method. Effectiveness pertains to level of understanding of instruction and can be enhanced through improving instructional delivery method. This study aims to examine two different types of safety training methods: (1) the conventional lecture method and (2) innovative method using the 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) simulation, reflecting the hazard condition of the actual site. An experiment is conducted, in which the two types of training are implemented and assessed through testing trainees’ understanding. The workers trained via BIM simulation showed a higher level of understanding than the group of workers who were trained conventionally. Also, a survey was conducted targeting safety managers, in which the workers evaluated lifelike quality of the training, active learning and enjoyment that each of the training methods can promote. This research will provide implications that an innovative method using the virtual reality is more effective than the conventional lecture method.
Highlights
Construction work has a high accident frequency and fatality rate compared to other industries, despite a constant attention on safety and accident prevention at the governmental level
Development and application of improved safety training is strongly called for. e purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) simulation as a safety training method. is is performed by comparing its trainees’ level of understanding to the understanding achieved from a conventional safety training method. is research is intended to demonstrate the possible advantage of using 3D BIM simulation in safety training and how it could increase trainees’ understanding of safety training contents
It is the task of this research to determine if 3D BIM simulation is more effective in improving trainees’ understanding of the training contents, compared to the conventional safety training methods through data collected from actual construction workers
Summary
Construction work has a high accident frequency and fatality rate compared to other industries, despite a constant attention on safety and accident prevention at the governmental level. Safety training has been regarded as the most important factor in preventing safety accident hazards For this reason, development and application of improved safety training is strongly called for. Is research is intended to demonstrate the possible advantage of using 3D BIM simulation in safety training and how it could increase trainees’ understanding of safety training contents. To achieve this, it is the task of this research to determine if 3D BIM simulation is more effective in improving trainees’ understanding of the training contents, compared to the conventional safety training methods through data collected from actual construction workers. Advances in Civil Engineering construction sites. is indicates that there is a need for considering realistic methods, applicable to the most sites while maintaining the advantages of the sense of realism and immersion, with the proof of increased educational understanding achieved
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