A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Instead of investigating accidents, Incident Reporting Systems (IRS) analyze incidents. Because incidents happen more often than accidents, larger samples can be obtained by collecting incident reports. Incident reports can be used to gain insight into the factors leading to failures. IRS have been successfully used in the aviation industry and in anesthesiology. This paper discusses the use of IRS in the prevention of construction failures. Anonymous, Internet-based IRS in construction offer a unique opportunity to increase the safety of the construction process and constructed facilities, to improve the quality of construction materials and to optimize the allocation of construction research funds.
Instead of investigating accidents, Incident Reporting Systems (IRS) analyze incidents. Because incidents happen more often than accidents, larger samples can be obtained by collecting incident reports. Incident reports can be used to gain insight into the factors leading to failures. IRS have been successfully used in the aviation industry and in anesthesiology. This paper discusses the use of IRS in the prevention of construction failures. Anonymous, Internet-based IRS in construction offer a unique opportunity to increase the safety of the construction process and constructed facilities, to improve the quality of construction materials and to optimize the allocation of construction research funds.
The Incident Reporting System (IRS)
Ortega, Ilías (author)
Second Forensic Engineering Congress ; 2000 ; San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Forensic Engineering (2000) ; 132-141
2000-04-24
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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