Developing a BIM-enabled Bilingual Safety Training Module for the Construction Industry

Clevenger, Caroline M.; Puerto, Carla López del; Glick, Scott

doi:10.1061/9780784413517.183

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“…As BIM has become the gold standard of the AEC industry, it is of significant importance that CM programs train future construction professionals in the capabilities and advantages of BIM technology [1,31], as lack of adequate training has been one of the challenges to move the industry into the BIM era [9,10]. Although a number of recent studies have suggested that integrating BIM into existing CM courses is the most practical approach, comprehensive frameworks have not been found that are able to provide a systematic coverage of BIM in a CM curriculum, and many CM programs are still struggling with its implementation and its alignment with existing CM.…”

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“…Since construction methods are practical topics, the traditional approach requires extensive field experiences from the instructor, and students often learn from the instructor's past experiences. This approach usually focuses on specific projects that the instructor has worked on and thus does not enhance student comprehension of how to apply the methods in other projects [31,32]. Using BIM models allows to demonstrate different architectural and structural components of the building and helps students visually see how they are connected to form a system, and further understand what methods are needed to complete the system [18].…”

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Developing a Three-level Framework for Building Information Modeling Education in Construction Management

Huang¹

2018

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As Building Information Modeling (BIM) became the gold standard of the architecture, construction, and engineering industry, lack of skilled BIM professionals is considered one of the major challenges. While numerous studies have identified different approaches to introduce BIM in construction management (CM) programs, comprehensive frameworks have not been found. To bridge the gap, this paper proposes a three-level framework that provides a systematic coverage of BIM through the entire CM curriculum. The framework consists of a fundamentals level covering BIM contents in most CM subjects, an application level where BIM is applied to solve real-world problems, and an advanced level that focuses on the latest and advanced topics of BIM. The framework aligns most CM subjects to their respective BIM components and exposes CM students to BIM from entry to exit. This paper serves as a case study of how BIM education has been implemented in an undergraduate CM program.

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Developing a Three-level Framework for Building Information Modeling Education in Construction Management

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2018

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“…elimination and substitution) are generally considered more effective, reliable and cost-efficient than the lower-level controls (CDC, 2018). Furthermore, when addressing safety issues using BIM, most studies have also only targeted a specific Research: (Kiviniemi et al, 2011;Azhar et al, 2012;Melzner et al, 2013;Sulankivi et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2013;Collins et al, 2014;Kim et al, 2015;Kim et al, 2016) Research: (Azhar et al, 2012;Lee, Cho, Ham, Lee, Lee, Yun and Yang, 2012a;Chen et al, 2013;Clevenger et al, 2014;Shen and Marks, 2015) type of site hazard (e.g. falls).…”

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Using 4D BIM to assess construction risks during the design phase

Jin

Gambatese

Liu

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Purpose The prevention through design (PtD) concept has been widely recognized as one of the most effective approaches to eliminate or reduce construction site hazards. It encourages engineers and architects to consider occupational safety and health during the planning and design phases. Nevertheless, the implementation of PtD is often inhibited because designers lack adequate knowledge about construction safety and the construction process, and limited design-for-safety tools and procedures are available for designers to use. The purpose of this paper is to provide designers a tool for assessing construction risks during early phases of multistory building projects at an activity level and on a daily basis in a 4D environment. By using the tool, proactive measures could be taken in the design and planning phase to reduce site hazards. Design/methodology/approach The proposed method consists of four steps including risk quantification at a design element level, 4D model integration with risk values, risk assessment, and design alternative selection and model acceptance. A case study was carried out to test and verify the proposed method. Findings The proposed tool has the capability to assess the safety risk for an entire multistory project and visualize safety risk in a particular time period, work space and task prior to construction. It benefits designers in conducting risk assessments and selecting design alternatives concerning safety. Contractors could also utilize the visualization and simulation results of the 4D model for site safety planning so that a range of risk mitigation strategies could be implemented during construction. Originality/value The study provides an innovative PtD tool targeting designers as primary end-users. The proposed tool helps designers assess construction risks and has potential to incorporate the top levels of the hierarchy of risk controls.

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“…One feature is its ability to help reduce waste during the design phase [27]. Clevenger et al [1] worked on 3D visualization describing a tool that is intended to enhance safety by reducing the impact of language differences on the jobsite. A safer design can be considered a sustainable design since it reduces the financial impact of injuries incidents on projects.…”

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“…Increased focus on preventing injuries and fatalities and improvements in safety have occurred in recent years, however, the construction industry is still one of the three most dangerous work industries [1]. In the United States (US), there were 985 fatal injury cases in the construction industry during 2015 in comparison with 4836 cases for all other industries which makes the construction industry responsible for approximately 20% of all of fatal injury incidents [2].…”

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Opportunities for Using Building Information Modeling to Improve Worker Safety Performance

Alomari

Gambatese

Anderson

2017

Safety

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Building information modelling (BIM) enables the creation of a digital representation of a designed facility combined with additional information about the project attributes, performance criteria, and construction process. Users of BIM tools point to the ability to visualize the final design along with the construction process as a beneficial feature of using BIM. Knowing the construction process in relationship to a facility's design benefits both safety professionals when planning worker safety measures for a project and designers when creating a project's design. Success in using BIM to enhance safety partly depends on the familiarity of project personnel with BIM tools and the extent to which the tools can be used to identify and eliminate safety hazards. In a separate, ongoing study, the authors investigated the connection between BIM and safety to document the opportunities, barriers, and impacts. Utilizing an on-line survey of project engineers who work for construction firms together with a comprehensive literature review, the study found those who use BIM feel that it aids in communication of project information and project delivery, both of which have been found to have positive impacts on construction site safety. Further, utilizing the survey results, the authors apply the binary logistic regression econometric framework to better understand the factors that lead to safety professionals believing that BIM increases safety in the work place. In addition, according to the survey results, a large percentage of the engineers who use BIM feel that ultimately it helps to eliminate safety hazards and improve worker safety. The study findings suggest that improvements in safety performance across the construction industry may be due in part to increased use of BIM in the construction industry.

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Developing a BIM-enabled Bilingual Safety Training Module for the Construction Industry

Cited by 20 publications

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Developing a Three-level Framework for Building Information Modeling Education in Construction Management

Developing a Three-level Framework for Building Information Modeling Education in Construction Management

Using 4D BIM to assess construction risks during the design phase

Opportunities for Using Building Information Modeling to Improve Worker Safety Performance

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