Information modeling technologies to ensure industrial safety and reduce the level of injuries in construction

Abstract

Abstract. The construction industry has one of the highest levels of occupational injuries. Despite the fact that most of the incidents occur due to systematic violations of occupational health and safety, many of them could have been prevented by assessing the risks of such traumatic situations at the design stage. Given the multifactorial nature of the building construction process, it is impossible to solve the problem without the use of information modeling technologies — to fundamentally reduce the risk of industrial injuries in the construction industry at the design stage. Currently, BIM technologies have become the most widespread. However, the proposed software solutions do not always include blocks for assessing the consequences of work from the point of view of safety, taking into account occupational injuries when making certain design decisions. This article discusses the issues of occupational safety at construction sites, conducted a statistical analysis of occupational injuries in the construction industry and developed recommendations for the use of modern information modeling technologies to increase the level of personnel protection and assess the risks of traumatic situations at the stages of construction of buildings.