Construction sites face numerous hazards and complex operations, compounded by high personnel turnover, diverse workforce composition, and varying levels of employee literacy. These factors significantly challenge on-site safety management. Many projects struggle to implement real-time monitoring, making it difficult to effectively control and predict safety risks.
These challenges mainly manifest in the following ways: First, control tasks for hazardous projects are often unclear or incomplete, leading to inconsistent management. Real-time, dynamic monitoring plans for the entire lifecycle of hazardous tasks are rarely implemented, and safety disclosures often become mere formalities, losing their educational value in highlighting key construction challenges.
Second, project management teams invest significant time and effort compiling risk source databases, which may still fail to cover all aspects. This results in limited real-time understanding of risk source controls. Prior to inspections, managers often lack a clear overview of major risk locations within the project, making it difficult to prioritize safety measures effectively.
For instance, in the Hefei Evergrande Center project, the management unit leveraged BIM platform security modules integrated with internet technologies and on-site video systems to connect with the project management platform. This integration enables identification of hazardous zones, collection and analysis of personnel data, locations, safety equipment, and material inventories. By assessing risk sources, categories, and severity, they developed preemptive control measures and established a comprehensive risk management system, allowing early warnings and safety precautions on site.
Additionally, the project incorporated technologies such as video surveillance, facial recognition, real-name registration, and QR codes. Safety briefings are delivered to every worker entering the site via QR codes, covering personnel information, work environments, safety gear, preventive measures, workflows, and process requirements. This approach helps prevent unauthorized operations and commands, significantly reducing safety incidents.
Source: “Application of BIM Technology in Engineering Management Based on Case Analysis”
Author: Xu Wenwu (Anhui Road and Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd.) – All rights reserved
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