Abstract
Abstract. This paper describes an on-going study that aims to develop a web-based spatial decision support system model for proactive health and safety management in linear construction projects. Currently, health and safety management is usually performed reactively instead of proactive management since hazard identification and risk assessment is mostly performed on paper based documents that are not effectively used at site. This leads to accidents and fatalities at construction sites. The proposed system automatically identifies the spatial risks according to the topographic and layout map of the site, project specification and health and safety regulations by means of spatial analysis. It enables the workers and management personnel to access the possible hazards and thematic risk map of any portion of the construction site for linear projects. Finally, the described approach provides the proposed mitigation measures for the identified hazards. The developed system is expected to raise awareness in H&S among workers and engineers, and increase participation of workers to health and safety management.
Highlights
1.1 Construction Industry, Health and Safety (H&S) and Geographical Information System (GIS)The construction industry is statistically one of the most hazardous industries in many countries (Salminen, 1995; SGK, 2007; BLS, 2009)
This paper describes an on-going study that focuses on design and development of a web-based health and safety decision support system integrated with GIS for oil and gas pipeline construction projects
H&S decision support system (DSS) can be used for detecting potential hazards and risks, more importantly, as a warning sign for the construction activities that require immediate corrective action for mitigation
Summary
1.1 Construction Industry, Health and Safety (H&S) and Geographical Information System (GIS)The construction industry is statistically one of the most hazardous industries in many countries (Salminen, 1995; SGK, 2007; BLS, 2009). 1.1 Construction Industry, Health and Safety (H&S) and Geographical Information System (GIS). Construction accidents increase costs, cause delays and damage the reputation of the contractors (Everett and Frank, 1996). British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have been reported that cost of accidents in construction sector has become 3-6% of total project cost (HSE, 2009). Failure of managing construction safety may results in injuries, financial loss, human conflicts, and penalties. Construction industry needs a tool that may help them to actively integrate safety and health measure into project planning. There is a need of development of a database, which solicits project specific data from the user and provides, as output, applicable safety control recommendations (Kartam, 1997)
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