PhDThesis–TheUniversityofEdinburgh–May2008SafetyHazardandRiskIdentificationandManagementInInfrastructureManagementJenniferMaryCampbellDoctorofPhilosophyTheUniversityofEdinburghSchoolofEngineeringandElectronicsMay2008SafetyHazardandRiskIdentificationandManagementInInfrastructureManagementiDeclarationThisthesishasbeencompletedbyJenniferMaryCampbellunderthesupervisionofDrSimonD.SmithandProfessorMichaelC.Fordeandhasnotbeensubmittedforanyotherdegreeorprofessionalqualification.Ideclarethattheworkpresentedinthisthesisisentirelymyownexceptwhereindicatedbyfullreferences.SIGNATURESafetyHazardandRiskIdentificationandManagementInInfrastructureManagementiiAcknowledgementsFirstandforemostIthankmyhusbandIanforhispatience,constantsupportandgoodhumour.Myparentshelpinperforminggrammarchecksonthethesisandofferingadvicewasalsogreatlyappreciated.Thankyouall.IacknowledgethefinancialassistanceprovidedbytheEPSRCandCarillionplc,andthankDrSimonSmithandProfessorMikeFordefortheirsupervisoryadvice.IalsowishtothanktheUniversityofEdinburgh’sSchoolofEngineering&ElectronicsITsupportservices.FinallyIwouldliketothankthemanyvolunteerswhoparticipatedintestingphases,namely:•Carillionstaffwhoallowedthecollectionofdata•StudentsDavidMoriartyandPhilBeausang•Onlinesurveyparticipants•BrainstormingworkshopparticipantsSafetyHazardandRiskIdentificationandManagementInInfrastructureManagementiiiAbstractInfrastructuresuchastransportationnetworksimprovestheconditionofeverydaylivesbyfacilitatingpublicservicesandsystemsnecessaryforeconomicactivityandgrowth.However,constructingandmaintainingtransportationinfrastructureposessafetyhazardsandriskstothoseworkingatthesharpend,leadingtoseriousinjuriesandfatalities.Therefore,theidentificationofhazardsandmanagingtheriskstheycreateisintegraltowardscontinuallyimprovingsafetylevelsinInfrastructureManagement.Thisworkseekstofullyunderstandthisproblemandhighlightpast,presentandfutureissuesconcerningsafetyinacomprehensiveliteraturereview.Adecisionsupporttoolisproposedtoimprovethesafetyoftransportationworkersbyfacilitatinghazardidentificationandmanagementofassociatedcontrolmeasures.ThisToolfacilitatestheextractionofsafetyknowledgefromrealpaper-basedsafetydocuments,capturingexistingworker’sknowledgeandexperiencesfromindustrial‘corporatememory’.TheToolsuggeststhemostappropriatecontrolmeasuresfornewscenariosbasedonexistingknowledgefrompreviousworktasks.ThisisachievedbyclassifyingworktasksusinganewmethodbasedonunilateralUKlegislation(ReportingofInjuries,DiseasesandDangerousOccurrences(1995)Regulations)andtheinnovativeuseofArtificialIntelligencemethodCaseBasedReasoning.CaseBasedReasoning(CBR)allowstransparencyintheToolprocessesandhasmanybenefitsoverothersafetytoolswhichmaysufferfrom‘blackbox’stigmatism.TheToolispopulatedwithknowledgeextractedfromarealtransportationprojectandishostedviatheinternet(www.Total-Safety.com).SafetyHazardandRiskIdentificationandManagementInInfrastructureManagementivTheendproductoftheToolisthegenerationofbespokemethodstatementsdetailingappropriatecontrolmeasures.Thesegeneratedpaperdocumentsareshowntohavefinancialandqualitycontrolbenefitsovertraditionalmethodstatements.TheToolhasundergonetestingandanalysisandisshowntoberobust.Finally,theoverallconclusionsandopportunitiesforfurtherresearcharepresentedandprogressoftheworkagainsteachofthefiveresearchobjectivesi...
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