Document Status
Current
Supplement
Construction Management Supplement
Series
Research Report
Abstract
Describes the development of a prototype knowledge based system to incorporate health and safety issues at the design stage. The system provides easy access to relevant health and safety information, either standalone or interactively within a CAD tool, and also allows the designer to add new properties, that are relevant to health and safety, to building objects in their designs. The development included an investigation into the viability of a system that will carry out checks on a design to establish if it contains any health and safety risks. A prototype tool check designs, and any risks found are alerted to the designer, together with information on how to reduce the risk or remove the hazard completely.
History
This document may not reflect current standards and regulations but is available for reference only.
ISBN
9780717627813
Subjects
- Special subject areas
- Legal issues and management
- Computing/IT
- Health and safety
Publisher History
The Health and Safety Executive work to protect the health and safety of people in the workplace by minimising risks. They achieve this through research, information and advice, promoting training, new or revised regulations and codes of practice, inspection, investigation and enforcement.