A BIM approach for construction safety: applications, barriers and solutions

A BIM approach for construction safety: applications, barriers and solutions

Purpose Construction industry bears a lot of casualties and accidents more than other high-risk industries annually. Thus, the use of new technologies such, as building information modeling, automatic rule checking, information technology-based safety systems in order to implement the rules and safe...

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Published in:Engineering, construction, and architectural management Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 1855 - 1877
Main Authors: Marefat, Akbar, Toosi, Hossein, Mahmoudi Hasankhanlo, Reza
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 04-09-2019
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects:
Accidents
Automation
Building information modeling
Building management systems
Case studies
Casualties
Construction accidents & safety
Construction industry
Correlation coefficients
Design
Designers
Facilities planning
Industrial safety
Labor productivity
New technology
Occupational safety
Questionnaires
Work environment
United States > US
HSE
Solutions
4D visualization
Barriers
BIM
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Summary:Purpose Construction industry bears a lot of casualties and accidents more than other high-risk industries annually. Thus, the use of new technologies such, as building information modeling, automatic rule checking, information technology-based safety systems in order to implement the rules and safety standards, better controls the performance of workers on site and make high coordination between operational executives, leading to create a secure environment in projects by reducing accidents. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In this study, a researcher-designed questionnaire was distributed among 200 companies that are active in the field of construction to evaluate the effect of building information model (BIM) for safety projects and barriers to adoption. Only 70 percent of questionnaires were returned. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences analysis has been used to determine the correlation coefficient among the respondents. Findings The results show the factors that lead to failure in the adoption of BIM in Iran are lack of well-trained personnel, proper social infrastructure, guidance and governmental supports. Originality/value Finally, the authors presented solutions for overcoming barriers and proposed some factors leading to the successful adoption of BIM in Iran.
ISSN:0969-9988
1365-232X
DOI:10.1108/ECAM-01-2017-0011