Discovering Safety is working with the construction industry, academia and tech providers to develop a Construction Risk Library. This will be a bank of standardised data and processes that reduce or mitigate safety risks in construction. These can then be ‘designed in’ at an early stage, so that risks never make it to the construction site.
We are using construction as a starting point – this is one of the most dangerous of all industries, where in 2023 the fatal injury rate was 4.2 times the all industry rate. This library will allow the construction industry to go further than ever before in eliminating health and safety risks from the earliest design stage of a project.
In developing the Construction Risk Library, we’ve worked alongside:
- Atkins (one of the biggest international names in design engineering, digital and data in the construction industry)
- The University of Manchester
- Software company: 3D Repo
- Training consultancy: Okana
Innovation
As an extension of this work, a new, innovative trial was developed to pioneer the use of sensors, which can be physically attached to people and plant and digitally linked to a Building Information Modelling (BIM) model in order to create safety zones.
The trial took place on a live construction project at AstraZeneca’s Macclesfield Campus with the aim of engaging project clients, designers, contractors and site-based staff to adopt new ways of harnessing digital technology to improve health and safety outcomes. The results show how effective these preventive measures were to industry. Read the full report here.
We’re proud that this work won an award at the Digital Construction Awards in London on 2 July 2024.
Get Involved
If you’d like to be part of this drive for more proactive safety, contact discoveringsafety@hse.gov.uk.
Join the community of practice by registering to the members area above. You will have access to the report library and be able to join in the conversation about the live pilots.
Collaborate with us to gain unique insights, build new relationships, take the opportunity to contribute ideas and shape the industry, join a like-minded community, hear about new data analytic techniques and learn how they can positively impact your business, and use data to improve health and safety.
Data-sharing: we aim to develop a rich and diverse data pool with varied sources. Secure platforms are being developed in the early stages of the programme to enable safe, secure and anonymised data-sharing. You can contribute your data to the programme.
Industry endorsement: we want to solve real problems, which is why industry involvement and endorsement is key. The first phase of the programme involved extensive industry consultation to shape the projects. It is critical that industry remains involved and continues to influence and shape our work.
New ideas: innovation is essential to Discovering Safety and we welcome new ideas for projects, topics or tools.
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