BY CHETAN CHAUHAN, 21 July 2015
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
MANAGEMENT
Presentation By:
Chetan Chauhan
Dual Degree Student, IIT Kanpur
Visiting Scholar, Virginia Tech
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sudhir Misra, IIT Kanpur
Dr. Thomas Mills, Virginia Tech
Dr. Daniel Hindman, Virginia Tech
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Agenda of the Presentation
• Work done in Past
• Current Work Division
• IC-SAFE at Virginia Tech
• Work done at IIT Kanpur (Thesis: Anshita Agrawal)
• Future Focus (My Thesis Work)
• Key Deliverables
• Future Course of Action
• Experience as Exchange Visitor
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Overview: Construction Safety
INDIA
$126 Billion
CONSTRUCTION
WORKFORCE
USA
$630 Billion
USA
5 Million
CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY
INDIA
35 Million !!
Urgent need for Construction Safety in India in terms of policy
framework, reporting, infrastructure development and inculcating a
safety culture in the industry !!
Source: KPMG Construction Industry Report
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IITK –VT Collaboration
• Pointers of IIT Kanpur-Virginia Tech Research Collaboration
for Construction Safety Awareness
• Thesis: Framework for evaluation of safety performance of
construction sites
• Identified parameters affecting safety and developed a
comprehensive Site Safety Index
• Workshop: ICONSA-2015
(Initiative for Construction Safety Awareness)
• Talks, Panel Discussions by Safety Experts (Speakers) and attendees
• Key Outcomes: Need for an Active Discussion Group, Research
Journal on Construction Safety, Construction Safety Center in India,
Industry and Academic Engagement !
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Current Work at Virginia Tech
My Work Division
• Work assigned to me at Virginia Tech can be divided into three
parts
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Development of IC-SAFE center at MLSoC
Taking forward work done by Anshita Agrawal
Focus on Reporting of Accidents at Construction Sites
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Development of IC-SAFE Center
• IC-SAFE : Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health and
Well Being. Established in 2014 at the Myers Lawson School of
Construction (MLSoC) at Virginia Tech
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• Broad Objectives: Rebranding, Expanding Focus, P2R2P
Research Approach Taken
1. Rebranding
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Stakeholder Matrix
List of targeted Stakeholders to begin focus on
Possible Collaborations, going forward
Areas of working for the Center
3. p2r2p : Practice-Research-Practice
• Engaging Industry: Handbook, Training Manuals, Safety Course
• Academic Course for India/US
• Advisory Board
BY CHETAN CHAUHAN, 9 July 2015
2. Expanding Focus:
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Deliverables
1. Rebranding:
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Presentations for Construction Safety Database
Industry Classification System Database
Laws in India Vs. Laws in America
Construction Safety Stakeholders’ list (India Vs. America)
2. Development of a Academic Course Outline
3. Advisory Board
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Structure, functions and Objectives of the Advisory Board
Agenda and meeting frequency
Members structure
Reaching out, feedback
4. Working on a Possible Research Paper
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Thesis by Anshita Agrawal (2015)
Step 1: Identified
Factors affecting Safety
at Construction Site
Was conducted based on a
survey in India. Revised
Survey is planned for America
for comparison of results !
Step 2: Clustered
them into mutually
independent factors
Step 3:Relative
Weights to each
factor identified
Step 4: Developed a
comprehensive
Safety Index
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Specific Focus: Accident Reporting
• Flowchart development for reporting of accident
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Type of Accident
Stakeholders
Legal Statutes and Compensation Involved
Insurance Claim
Right to Stop/Resume Work
Reporting Authority
Confidentiality
• Deliverable: Comparative Framework for India and US
• How to leverage the framework for incentives for safer
construction, Safety Index development, Statistics etc !
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Way moving Forward
• A Research Center will be setup at IIT Kanpur
• A possibility of a proper course work for training the staff
about construction Safety: Case Studies, Training Manuals and
even a complete course !!
• A Possible Workshop : ICONSA 2016
• Creation of a focus group fro Construction Safety Awareness !
• Coming up with a specialized journal focusing on Construction
Safety !
• Thesis on Construction Safety Reporting
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Exchange Program Experience
Virginia Beach
Cascades Fall Hiking Trip: J1 Exchange Students
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Washington DC
THANK YOU !
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