Back to articles Forecasting Project Duration in the Face of Disruptive Events: A Resource-Based Approach Lan Tianxiang, Goh Yang Miang Dec 2022 On 1 Dec 2022, SaRRU hosted a lecture by an invited speaker, Dr. Ashkan Zarghami from the Australian National University. Dr. Ashkan Zarghami is a Senior Lecturer of Project Management. His research focuses […]
Back to articles Safety Talk 2022 by A/P Emily Huang: Safety Climate as a Leading Indicator of Workplace Safety Michelle Lim, Goh Yang Miang Jun 2022 On 9 June 2022, SaRRU hosted a lecture by an invited speaker, Assoc. Prof. Emily Huang from the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences. Assoc. Prof. Huang received her
Last year November, our team participated in the World Engineering Summit 2021. You can download our presentation slides below.
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Research by the NUS Safety and Resilience Research Unit (SaRRU) shows that many designers and industry practitioners do not know how to apply design for safety (DfS) concepts to improve construction safety and health. There is confusion between DfS review and risk assessments by contractors. One possible solution is to provide guidelines and examples to plug the current competency gap.
Back to articles Featured Interview: Builders in S’pore hoping for more govt help amid foreign worker crunch after new entry ban Goh Yang Miang 3rd May 2021 Associate Professor Goh Yang Miang of the National University of Singapore’s Department of Building said these stopgap measures were necessary in the short run. He said that the
Point cloud data is a collection of points in a three-dimensional (3D) space. Measurements of these points can include the x, y, z coordinates, vector information, colour, and other relevant information related to the points. These points can be joined together to form objects or surfaces, which can then be used to build a complete model of the building.
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In recent years, information technology has been developing at a rapid pace and offering many new applications in various industries such as Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC). As a new application,  Augmented Reality (AR) is becoming increasingly prevalent in these industries. AR technology has the capability to project and overlay 3D digital models onto physical space, while providing the user with visual simulations of the digital information. These researchers further indicate that AR visual simulations can improve learning during construction education, training, and enhance workers’ quality and productivity. In view of this growing trend of AR technology, this article explores the potential of AR in the AEC industries, particularly in the areas of defect prevention and safety.
In Singapore, the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council seeks to bring together designers, contractors, and clients to enhance workplace safety and health. Since August 2016, the WSH (Design for Safety) Regulations require designers to consider safety of workers be incorporated as a part of their designs (MOM, 2016). However, past research had shown that designers generally are not inclined to address construction worker safety in their design decisions (Gambatese, Hinze and Haas, 1997), even though in a construction project, workplace safety performance are influenced by the designers’ decisions (Hinze and Wiegand, 1992).
SafeSim Risk is a digital simulation game, an extension from SafeSim Hazards, designed to help Project and Facilities Management (PFM) students understand the importance of risk assessment. It features a virtual construction site where students are required to identify hazards and good practices, and subsequently evaluate the risk level of hazards based on their severity and likelihood.
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Over two Fridays, SaRRU held its first-ever seminar online, showcasing current research being done by the lab. This seminar was focused on potential industry applications of the ongoing research being done. SaRRU has always taken a strong interest in working with industry partners for their research and we welcome potential industry collaborations. Projects were showcased according to two themes from the National Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) strategies 2028.
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