CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

MANAGEMENT

BY CHETAN CHAUHAN, 21 July 2015

Presentation By: Thesis Supervisors:
Chetan Chauhan Dr. Sudhir Misra, IIT Kanpur
Dual Degree Student, IIT Kanpur Dr. Thomas Mills, Virginia Tech 1
Visiting Scholar, Virginia Tech Dr. Daniel Hindman, Virginia Tech
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 USA CONSTRUCTION

$126 Billion INDUSTRY
$630 Billion

CONSTRUCTION
USA
INDIA
WORKFORCE 5 Million 35 Million !!

Urgent need for Construction Safety in India in terms of policy

framework, reporting, infrastructure development and inculcating a 3
safety culture in the industry !!
Source: KPMG Construction Industry Report
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
1. Development of IC-SAFE center at MLSoC
2. Taking forward work done by Anshita Agrawal
3. 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

2. Expanding Focus:
• Stakeholder Matrix

BY CHETAN CHAUHAN, 9 July 2015

• 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
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• Advisory Board
 Deliverables
1. Rebranding:
1. Presentations for Construction Safety Database
2. Industry Classification System Database
3. Laws in India Vs. Laws in America
4. Construction Safety Stakeholders’ list (India Vs. America)
2. Development of a Academic Course Outline
3. Advisory Board
1. Structure, functions and Objectives of the Advisory Board
2. Agenda and meeting frequency
3. Members structure
4. Reaching out, feedback
4. Working on a Possible Research Paper
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 Thesis by Anshita Agrawal (2015)

Step 1: Identified Step 2: Clustered

Factors affecting Safety them into mutually
at Construction Site independent factors

Was conducted based on a Step 3:Relative

survey in India. Revised Weights to each
Survey is planned for America
factor identified
for comparison of results !

Step 4: Developed a
comprehensive
Safety Index 9
Specific Focus: Accident Reporting

• Flowchart development for reporting of accident

• 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 ! 10
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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