Asad, M M; Hassan, R B; Sherwani, F; Aamir, M; Soomro, Q M and Sohu, S (2019) Design and development of a novel knowledge-based decision support system for industrial safety management at drilling process: HAZFO Expert 1.0. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(4), pp. 705-718. ISSN 1726-0531
Abstract
Purpose: Annually, hundreds of drilling crew suffer from major injuries during performing oil and gas drilling operation because of the deficiency of an adequate hazard safety management system for real-time decision-making in hazardous conditions. According to previous studies, there is a sheer industrial need for an effective industrial safety management decision support system for accident prevention at oil and gas drilling sites at both drilling domains. Therefore, this paper aims to focus on the design and development of knowledge base decision support system (KBDSS) for the prevention of hazardous activities at Middle Eastern and South Asian origins’ onshore and offshore oil and gas industries during drilling operations. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, data were gathered from safety and health professionals from targeted oil and gas industries in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan through quantitative and qualitative approaches. Based on identified data, KBDSSs (HAZFO Expert 1.0) were systematically developed and designed by adopting Database Development Life Cycle and Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle models. MySQL and Visual Studio 2015 software were used for developing and designing knowledge base and graphical user interface of the system. Findings: KBDSS (HAZFO Expert 1.0) for accident prevention at onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling industries based on identified potential hazards and their suitable controlling measures aligned with international safety standards and regulations. HAZFO Expert 1.0 is a novel KBDSS that covers all onshore and offshore drilling operations with three and nine outputs, respectively, to achieve the current trend of Industry Revolution 4.0 and Industrial IoTs for workforce safety. Practical implications: This industrial safety management system (HAZFO Expert 1.0) will be efficiently used for the identification and elimination of potential hazards associated with drilling activities at onshore and offshore drilling sites with an appropriate hazard controlling strategy. Originality/value: Moreover, the developed KBDS system is unique in terms of its architecture and is dynamic in nature because it provides HAZFO Expert 1.0 data management and insertion application for authorized users. This is the first KBDSS which covers both drilling domains in Malaysian, Saudi Arabian and Pakistani industries.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | decision making; drilling operation; industrial innovation; industrial safety management; knowledge base decision support system; system design |
| Index terms: | software development, decision support, management system, injury, knowledge base, accident prevention, user interface, strategy, regulation, studio, management decision, drilling, decision-making, methodology, Pakistan, hazard controlling, industrial safety, safety standards, design and development, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, database, qualitative approach, life cycle, data management, safety management system, prevention, oil and gas |
| Subjects: | decision analysis, building construction, health conditions and diseases, occupational health and safety management, data management, political science, environmental health, information systems, industry analysis, human-computer interaction, research methods, decision-making and reasoning, software systems, management, design process, financial risk, health safety and environment, Geography, construction type, value management |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management, Health and Safety, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Sustainability, Governance, Construction Technology, Risk Management, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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