TY - JOUR
T1 - Safety in off-site construction
T2 - simulation of crane-lifting operations using VR and BIM
AU - Shringi, Ankit
AU - Arashpour, Mehrdad
AU - Dwyer, Tim
AU - Prouzeau, Arnaud
AU - Li, Heng
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would also like to acknowledge the support of Building 4.0 CRC for this work. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Building 4.0 CRC.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.
PY - 2023/3/1
Y1 - 2023/3/1
N2 - Tower cranes are frequently used for installation of prefabricated modules and are on-demand resources in off-site construction. Tower cranes, however, are associated with many site accidents and severe injuries. Proper safety training that builds upon hazard perception of tower crane operators will help to increase safety performance and reduce site accidents. Toward this aim, the current study develops a framework that facilitates the development of context-aware safety training for lifting processes. This framework is then evaluated for its applicability by creating safety training scenarios using building information models (BIM) and virtual reality (VR). The resultant outcome from employment of the framework developed in this study is enhanced situational awareness of tower crane operators that allows them to anticipate risks in a fast-paced construction environment, thereby reducing the number of safety incidents and (lost time injuries) LTIs. This framework allows inexperienced contractors to adopt newer construction methods, such as off-site prefabrication, by mitigating safety risks with context-aware training.
AB - Tower cranes are frequently used for installation of prefabricated modules and are on-demand resources in off-site construction. Tower cranes, however, are associated with many site accidents and severe injuries. Proper safety training that builds upon hazard perception of tower crane operators will help to increase safety performance and reduce site accidents. Toward this aim, the current study develops a framework that facilitates the development of context-aware safety training for lifting processes. This framework is then evaluated for its applicability by creating safety training scenarios using building information models (BIM) and virtual reality (VR). The resultant outcome from employment of the framework developed in this study is enhanced situational awareness of tower crane operators that allows them to anticipate risks in a fast-paced construction environment, thereby reducing the number of safety incidents and (lost time injuries) LTIs. This framework allows inexperienced contractors to adopt newer construction methods, such as off-site prefabrication, by mitigating safety risks with context-aware training.
KW - Building information modeling (BIM)
KW - Context-aware safety training
KW - Hazard perception
KW - Situational awareness
KW - Tower crane
KW - Virtual reality (VR)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142296106&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000570
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000570
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142296106
SN - 1076-0431
VL - 29
JO - Journal of Architectural Engineering
JF - Journal of Architectural Engineering
IS - 1
M1 - 04022035
ER -