Development of Risk Assessment and Occupational Safety Management Model for Building Construction Projects

In order to be capable of dealing with uncertainties,
subjectivities, including vagueness arising in building construction
projects, the application of fuzzy reasoning technique based on fuzzy
set theory is proposed. This study contributes significantly to the
development of a fuzzy reasoning safety risk assessment model for
building construction projects that could be employed to assess the
risk magnitude of each hazardous event identified during
construction, and a third parameter of probability of consequence is
incorporated in the model. By using the proposed safety risk analysis
methodology, more reliable and less ambiguities, which provide the
safety risk management project team for decision-making purposes.

• Preeda Sansakorn
• Min An

• Safety risks assessment
• building construction safety
• fuzzy reasoning
• construction risk assessment model
• building construction projects.

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