Song, J W; Yu, J H and Kim, C D (2007) Construction safety management using fmea technique: Focusing on the cases of steel frame work. In: Boyd, D (ed.) Proceedings of 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Belfast, UK.
Abstract
As buildings become higher and larger, the possibility of accident also increases, and recurrent accidents and serious accidents are also increasing. However, it is not possible to control all the hazardous activities in construction site. Therefore, hazardous activities with higher possibility should be identified and prioritized in advance so engineers and managers can control the activities in safe manner. For this purpose, this research adopts FMEA technique, which has been widely utilized in manufacturing industry. In order to apply FMEA technique in construction safety management, the process of construction work is divided into sub-processes or activities. Then FMEA technique is applied to quantitatively analyze the importance of each activity from the safety perspective. This research applies FMEA technique to structural steel erection work and analyzes the safety of each activity. Moreover, the quantitative analysis results from FMEA process are compared with the previous accident data so as to verify the analysis results.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | accident; fmea; priority order; safe management; structural steel work |
| Index terms: | construction work, quantitative analysis, construction safety, steel frame, manager, manufacturing industry, construction site, engineer |
| Subjects: | data analysis and analytics, operations management, work location, practitioner, profession, environmental health, industry analysis, structural engineering |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Research Practice, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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