TY - GEN
T1 - A Blockchain Information Management Framework for Construction Safety
AU - Morteza, Azita
AU - Ilbeigi, Mohammad
AU - Schwed, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A successful construction safety management process involves systematic collection, management, and distribution of a significant amount of data through various means including stakeholders' safety records, inspection procedures, risk assessment analyses, daily reports, preventive control tasks, incidents reports, and post-incident investigations. Despite the tremendous efforts and research in construction safety, still little is known about a systematic method for safety data management that provides accessibility, transparency, reliability, consistency, and traceability. This study aims to address this gap in knowledge by developing a novel information management framework for construction safety processes using blockchain. The proposed framework utilizes distributed ledger technology (DLT) to offer a new architecture of trust for reliably sharing information among all entities involved in a construction project who may not trust one another. The proposed method is designed based on a private blockchain system that maintains a decentralized control of information through permissioned channels to provide a shared view of reliable safety data and records that are accessible, traceable, and immutable. The outcomes of this study contribute to the existing body of knowledge and current state of practice in integrated safety management (ISM) systems that aim to protect construction workers and public through providing timely, reliable, and complete information to all entities involved in a project.
AB - A successful construction safety management process involves systematic collection, management, and distribution of a significant amount of data through various means including stakeholders' safety records, inspection procedures, risk assessment analyses, daily reports, preventive control tasks, incidents reports, and post-incident investigations. Despite the tremendous efforts and research in construction safety, still little is known about a systematic method for safety data management that provides accessibility, transparency, reliability, consistency, and traceability. This study aims to address this gap in knowledge by developing a novel information management framework for construction safety processes using blockchain. The proposed framework utilizes distributed ledger technology (DLT) to offer a new architecture of trust for reliably sharing information among all entities involved in a construction project who may not trust one another. The proposed method is designed based on a private blockchain system that maintains a decentralized control of information through permissioned channels to provide a shared view of reliable safety data and records that are accessible, traceable, and immutable. The outcomes of this study contribute to the existing body of knowledge and current state of practice in integrated safety management (ISM) systems that aim to protect construction workers and public through providing timely, reliable, and complete information to all entities involved in a project.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784483893.043
DO - 10.1061/9780784483893.043
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85125399675
T3 - Computing in Civil Engineering 2021 - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2021
SP - 342
EP - 349
BT - Computing in Civil Engineering 2021 - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2021
A2 - Issa, R. Raymond A.
T2 - 2021 International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, I3CE 2021
Y2 - 12 September 2021 through 14 September 2021
ER -