I believe that safety management in BIM should be fundamentally based on modeling. The process begins with the construction site layout plan. After selecting locations for the living area, material yards, machinery, and construction pathways, these elements are integrated into the BIM flat model. By using BIM’s 3D visualization, issues such as non-compliant fire exits, tower crane collisions, pathway crossings, and inefficient material transportation routes can be identified and optimized early on. This approach helps minimize hardware-related disruptions to both project progress and safety during the site layout phase.
During construction, traditional safety management primarily focuses on controlling and guiding the safety awareness of personnel and major hazards. By integrating BIM technology, these traditional concepts can be enhanced by establishing a virtual visualization platform. For controlling significant hazards, such as tall formwork and deep excavations, thorough optimization settings should be applied. On top of conventional calculation models, BIM enables dynamic monitoring and management to ensure that major hazards are fully mitigated and accidents prevented.
During routine inspections, any safety issues identified by the supervising engineer are recorded within the BIM system. This approach mirrors quality management practices by creating inspection nodes that remain active until the hazards are resolved. Once addressed, the safety warnings at these nodes can be removed, resulting in a comprehensive and traceable management process from start to finish. Visualization remains the key tool for intuitive and effective safety management.
Overall, the core objective of modeling is to reinforce the supervision unit’s control over construction site safety. Through BIM’s dynamic management capabilities, security vulnerabilities on site can be better understood and controlled. Additionally, this facilitates communication between the supervision, owner, and construction units, helping to clearly identify safety risks and enabling timely risk prediction and mitigation.
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