TY - BOOK
T1 - BIM and Construction Health and Safety
T2 - Uncovering, Adoption and Implementation
AU - Golzad, Hamed
AU - Banihashemi, Saeed
AU - Hon, Carol
AU - Drogemuller, Robin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Hamed Golzad, Saeed Banihashemi, Carol Hon and Robin Drogemuller All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/6/30
Y1 - 2023/6/30
N2 - This book aims to conceptualise the implementation of building information modelling (BIM) in the workplace health and safety (WHS) management of construction projects to reduce occupational accidents. The safety performance of the construction industry has always been a concern across the globe, and this devastating reputation has drawn the concern of many nations. The potential functions of BIM can drastically alter the WHS practices of the construction industry. BIM facilitates WHS information exchange and management and supports better collaboration and project planning through virtual visualisation of the construction WHS management process. Despite an increasing interest in BIM, a successful mechanism for employing BIM in construction WHS management is absent. Therefore, this book aims to fill this dearth by presenting a model for the integration of such innovative interventions with the current industry practices in a practical manner through the proper identification of effective areas and evaluation of their impacts on the key criteria of construction projects and organisations. This approach will foster the implementation of BIM in the current state of WHS management in the industry and can potentially reduce occupational accidents on construction sites. This book is essential reading for researchers and professionals interested in how BIM technology can improve health and safety in construction projects. It is intended for engineers, project managers, construction managers, safety officers and safety managers.
AB - This book aims to conceptualise the implementation of building information modelling (BIM) in the workplace health and safety (WHS) management of construction projects to reduce occupational accidents. The safety performance of the construction industry has always been a concern across the globe, and this devastating reputation has drawn the concern of many nations. The potential functions of BIM can drastically alter the WHS practices of the construction industry. BIM facilitates WHS information exchange and management and supports better collaboration and project planning through virtual visualisation of the construction WHS management process. Despite an increasing interest in BIM, a successful mechanism for employing BIM in construction WHS management is absent. Therefore, this book aims to fill this dearth by presenting a model for the integration of such innovative interventions with the current industry practices in a practical manner through the proper identification of effective areas and evaluation of their impacts on the key criteria of construction projects and organisations. This approach will foster the implementation of BIM in the current state of WHS management in the industry and can potentially reduce occupational accidents on construction sites. This book is essential reading for researchers and professionals interested in how BIM technology can improve health and safety in construction projects. It is intended for engineers, project managers, construction managers, safety officers and safety managers.
KW - Building information modelling (BIM)
KW - Health and safety
KW - Construction Accidents
KW - Innovation Adoption Theory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165361377&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1201/9781003224853
DO - 10.1201/9781003224853
M3 - Book
SN - 9781032115368
BT - BIM and Construction Health and Safety
PB - Routledge
CY - London
ER -