Citation

Lee WH, Tse KHD, Ma WKP. Procedia Environ. Sci. 2016; 36: 54-56.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.proenv.2016.09.010

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Economic potential and social benefits of new infrastructures construction contribute to the development and improvement of life comfort in Hong Kong. However, increasing fatal accident cases on construction sites associated with improper use of crane, call for further awareness and reflection on improvement of construction methods and safety precautions. This paper, throughout a review of existing research studies and literature, addresses construction overall occupational safety and health performance concerns in Hong Kong, and proposes new measures that may potentially contribute to prevent and minimize crane related accidents in construction industry. As a result, virtual prototyping software methodologies, widely diffused and applied in construction might significantly contribute to, not only improve the construction methodologies, but also avoid the main causes of fatal accidents, in particular, human error associated with inappropriate setting of construction methods, selection, placement and traffic of cranes; and localization /design of construction sites. Newly developed and applied technologies in automotive industry may serve as effective measures in reducing accidents and enhancing safety in construction industry.

Language: en