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Document ID (ISN)102714
CIS number 03-1692
ISBN(s) 0-7176-2781-0
Year 2003
Convention or series no. HSE Research Report RR 173
Author(s) Davison J.
Health and Safety Executive
Title The development of a knowledge based system to deliver health and safety information to designers in the construction industry
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2003. viii, 78p. Illus. 41 ref. Price: GBP 15.00.
Internet access http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr173.pdf [in English]
Abstract The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is committed to reducing the number of accidents which occur within the construction sector. It is believed that the poor safety and health record can be improved by encouraging designers to give more consideration to safety and health issues during the design stage. This project's aim was to prototype a method of providing designers with easy access to relevant health and safety information, by establishing a means of structuring HSE's information as a Knowledge Based System and delivering it to designers. Recommendations are made for a phased approach to the full implementation of the system.
Descriptors (primary) occupational safety and health; information processing and retrieval; computerized data bases; computer applications; construction industry
Descriptors (secondary) public OSH institutions; United Kingdom; safety by design; description of technique; supply of information; report
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Construction industry and civil engineering
Safety and health information