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The development of a web-based construction safety management information system to improve risk assessment

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The purpose of this study was to develop a web-based Construction Safety Management Information System (CSMIS) for general safety managers and workers that primarily focused on managerial practicality. First, the risk factors and accident types for various work processes were investigated and identified via case studies spanning the past 10 years to assess safety management, and the risk assessment was subsequently performed according to the guidelines of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA). A risk index system that measures the major risk factors for each work process was also employed, and the countermeasures against the potential risk were outlined. A case-company as well as the survey to the safety management staffs and workers were carried out to verify the developed system for disaster prevention. The results show that the number of accidents and the injury rate noticeably decreased after the implementation of the CSMIS and that it also provided the easy and simple application of risk assessment for non-experts.

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  1. Dept. of Civil Engineering, Byuksung College, Kimje, 576-920, Korea

    Jongkeun Park

  2. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Korea

    Seunghee Park

  3. Dept. of Safety Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, 406-772, Korea

    Taekeun Oh

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Park, J., Park, S. & Oh, T. The development of a web-based construction safety management information system to improve risk assessment. KSCE J Civ Eng 19, 528–537 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-014-0664-2

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