Fall Prevention Through Design in Construction - 9781138779150

CRC Press

Fall Prevention Through Design in ConstructionThe Benefits of Mobile Computing\nAuthor(s): Imriyas Kamardeen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138779150, 978-1138779150\nSynopsis\nThe 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. \n\nThis 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:\n\n1. To create a new Prevention through Design (PtD) knowledge base to model the relationships between fall risks and design decisions; \n\n.