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https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2019-0004
Review of previous applications of innovative information technologies in construction health and safety
Matej Mihic
orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-7294
; Sveuciliste u Zagrebu Gradevinski Fakultet, Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Vukomanovic
; Sveuciliste u Zagrebu Gradevinski Fakultet, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivica Završki
; Sveuciliste u Zagrebu Gradevinski Fakultet, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Construction industry is one of the most hazardous
industries to work in. This problem is further
exacerbated by the fact that safety performance improvement
is stagnating. Information technologies (ITs) are
however identified as one of the most promising methods
of improving the performance of construction safety.
The goal of this paper was therefore to present previous
research in the application of innovative ITs to the field
of construction health and safety (H&S), classified by
their underlying technology and application, to identify
research gaps, as well as to evaluate and describe
the potential of their implementation into construction
safety practice. To achieve the set goals, the research consisted
of identifying and studying the existing research
published in the leading journals in the field of construction
H&S. The review identified 72 papers dealing
with development or application of innovative ITs. The
research had also identified several research gaps, which
have a significant impact on the construction safety practice.
These gaps focus on the construction phase, while
neglecting earlier project phases; industry and project
levels, while neglecting construction activity and task
levels; building projects, while neglecting infrastructure
projects and specific hazard types, while neglecting a
universal approach. Focussing research effort on these
gaps would benefit all construction safety stakeholders
but mostly the prominent contractors and H&S professionals.
Furthermore, recommendations for directing
research focus on solving the identified issues are given
in this paper.
Ključne riječi
innovative information technologies; health and safety; hazard identification; literature review; BIM
Hrčak ID:
224588
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.2.2019.
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