Safety performance: Effectiveness of preventive strategies in construction projects
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Introduction: Construction is one of the industries with the highest rate of accidents. Preventive strategies often lead to ineffective results as they are applied generically without considering the worker´s performance or on-site hazards. Objetive: This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive strategies for safety by modelling how employees interact with the construction project environment. Method: This paper puts forward an agent-based model that integrates factors such as the impact of social influence on safety behaviour, hazards varying during the construction process, work experience and safety awareness. We evaluate three preventive actions that take into consideration human monitoring, drone monitoring, and co-workers' care. Results indicated that social influence among the employees had a positive impact on safety awareness. Safety performance is not a direct result of a higher investment in safety. Therefore, better decision-making impacts positively on costs and project duration, as well as on the welfare of the workforce.
- agent-based modelling
- safety performance
- building construction
- construction safety
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