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Author Kamardeen, Imriyas, author

Title Fall prevention through design in construction : the benefits of mobile computing / Imriyas Kamardeen
Published London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2015
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations, tables
Series Spon Research
Spon research.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and exhibits; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Accident Prevention through Design in construction; 3 Safe design solutions for fall prevention in construction; 4 Mobile app development for fall Prevention through Design; 5 Fall Prevention through Design mobile app evaluation; 6 Accident Prevention through Design curriculum design for higher education; 7 Conclusion; Index
Summary "The role of designers has traditionally been to design a building so that it conforms to accepted local building codes. The safety of workers is left up to the contractor building the designs. Research shows, however, that designers can have an especially strong influence on construction safety during the concept, preliminary and detailed design phases. This book establishes the new knowledge and conceptual frameworks necessary to develop a mobile computing-enabled knowledge management system that can help reduce the high rate of construction falls. There are three main objectives of this book: 1. To create a new Prevention through Design (PtD) knowledge base to model the relationships between fall risks and design decisions; 2. To develop a PtD mobile App to assist building designers in fall prevention through design; 3. To evaluate the practical implications of the PtD mobile App for the construction industry, especially for building designers and workers. The cutting edge technologies explored in this book have the potential to significantly reduce the rate of serious injuries that occur in the global construction industry. This is essential reading for researchers and advanced students of construction management with an interest in safety or mobile technologies"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Building -- Safety measures.
Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention -- Data processing
Mobile computing.
Construction industry -- Accidents -- Prevention -- Data processing
Architecture -- Human factors -- Data processing
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
Building -- Safety measures
Mobile computing
Form Electronic book
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