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Gheisari, M, Irizarry, J and Horn, D B (2010) Situation awareness approach to construction safety management improvement. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 311–8.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: construction safety; decision making; human factors; situation awareness
- ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9552390-4-5
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2010-0311-0318_Gheisari_Irizarry_and_Horn.pdf
- Abstract:
Situation Awareness (SA) improves decision-making and performance in complex, dynamic environments by enhancing ambient awareness of the system-user. Until now, SA has not been considered as a potential method of improving job-site safety in construction. The purpose of this study is to provide a conceptual model of situation awareness approach to construction safety management. Developing construction management methods and support systems that centre on SA requirements can improve safety managers’ decision-making processes. This study applies the Goal Directed Cognitive Task Analysis (GDTA) technique to obtain the Construction Safety Manager’s information requirements. These SA requirements lay the foundation for future role-based decision support systems that will assist construction personnel in decision making in dynamic environments such as the construction job-site.