Golizadeh, Hamed (2019) Adoption of building information modelling innovations to reduce occupational fatalities in the Australian construction industry. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Abstract
The potential uses of building information modelling (BIM) can drastically alter the occupational health and safety (OHS) practices in the construction industry. However, there is no established framework to employ BIM for construction OHS management. A mixed methods research design was adopted to address this research gap. Case study analysis, semi-structured interviews, and a questionnaire survey were conducted to develop the innovation adoption model of this research. The most significant contributions of this research are the identification of the critical areas in construction accidents, the effectiveness of BIM applications in these areas, and success factors for the adoption of BIM.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Hon, Carol and Drogemuller, Robin |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modelling; construction accident causations; construction occupational fatalities; digital engineering; health and safety; innovation adoption theory |
| Index terms: | mixed method, innovation adoption, case study, building information modelling, research design, effectiveness, fatalities, construction industry, health and safety, interview, success factor, survey, occupational health and safety, questionnaire, construction accident |
| Subjects: | health monitoring assessment and metrics, research design and methodology, data collection methods, information systems, industry analysis, occupational health and safety management, performance management, health risk and incident analysis, innovation studies, health safety and environment |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Health and Safety, Digital Applications, Business Strategy, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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