1996 Volume 4 Pages 59-68
A wide range of information is used on construction sites to control execution, quality, labor, safety and health, and so on in accordance with the provisions of numerous laws and regulations. As a consequence of the complexity of the sub-contracting structure in the construction industry and the way in which work is divided among its various sectors, safety and health management are carried out through complex procedures, making it difficult to improve and computerize the processes required to perform this aspect of construction management.
This report describes an analysis of construction site worker safety and health management system by IDEFO, an analytical method which represents the flow of data and control mechanis ms, and based on the results of this trial analysis, verifies the suitability of IDEFO and identifies problems with the method. Then based on the facts revealed by the results of this analysis of the method, the report clarifies its special features and important points and describes themes to be studied and key points to be resolved in order to achieve progress in thec omputerization of worker safety and health management.
