BIM-OSH: BIM and Auto-ID based occupational safety and health

2^nd World Congress and Exhibition on Construction & Steel Structure

September 22-24, 2016 Las Vegas, USA

Agnes Kelm, Anica Meins Becker, Christoph Bodtloender and Manfred Melmus

University of Wuppertal, Germany

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Civil Environ Eng

Abstract :

Despite a slight decrease of the number of accidents at work on German construction sites in recent years, prevention activities should be strengthened and started explicitly in addition. In particular, a large number of accidents on construction sites are carried out by the collision of different trades and missing appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for workers of adjacent trades. An important potential can be seen in the optimization of the safety and health by making available pre-defined information about safety and health throughout the life cycle of buildings. Using this information, preventive measures can be taken faster, more effectively and safely. The method of building information modelling (BIM) forms the basis for a comprehensive building information model or building data model. The definition of national and international standards for enterprise-wide use of BIM method is currently under development. In addition to technical standards, depth of information and information content needs to be redefined. From the perspective of the applicant, the method of BIM in conjunction with the Auto-ID-based tracking of actual process data, however, provides additional data to plan data among other OSH (occupational safety and health)-related processes. This data can be used for further phases of the life cycle of buildings, that is in the building phase, the use phase, rebuilding phase and the decommissioning phase. These have considerable potential, especially for the optimization of occupational safety and health. The primary objective of this research project is to identify, define and standardize health and safety information and provide them for preventive measures with the BIM method.

Biography :

Email: kelm@uni-wuppertal.de