Reducing Human Error Using a Human Factors Life Cycle Approach

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna Harron ◽  
Dennis Attwood
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Maintenance Program ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Design Construction ◽  
Human Component

Reduction of human error can have a significant impact on the potential for spills and leaks and translate into better safety performance and financial gains for an organization. As important as the technical components of a design, construction, operation, and maintenance program is the human component of the activities being performed. In the Pipeline Industry, human factors can create the potential for a human error at many points along the life cycle of a pipeline. Using a life cycle approach to manage human factors can provide an organization the capability to integrate human factors into programs, standards, procedures and processes using a disciplined approach. This paper reviews the life cycle of a pipeline and identifies areas where the potential for human error can have catastrophic results. Guidance is provided on the development of a human factors life cycle for the organization and illustrates available industry resources as well as opportunities for further research and development.

scholarly journals Intelligent BIM record model for effective asset management of constructed facility

2018 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 06004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossain Md Aslam ◽  
Haron Ahmad Tarmizi
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Manual Inspection ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Asset Inventory ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Design Construction

Asset management is a continuous process that runs throughout the lifecycle of a constructed facility. The current practice of asset management is paper-based consisting of manual inspection and proves to be time consuming, tedious, and prone to human error. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been found to be an emerging technology and core of information management for the design, construction, operation and maintenance (O&M) process. Though the usefulness of BIM has been greatly realized in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industry, its use for O&M, particularly in asset management, is still in its infancy. This research describes a framework of an intelligent BIM record model that can capture all the assets in BIM during the construction of a building facility. All the information necessary for operation and maintenance along with the location would be stored in a database integrating with the BIM. The database library can be interrogated with BIM and serves as a repository of asset management for the built facility. The BIM record model would help to take informed decisions regarding operations, maintenance, servicing, repair and replacement of an asset hence saving labour-intensive asset inventory, time and money, and preventing the wastage of unnecessary tools acquisition.

Reclamation of National Energy Board Regulated Pipeline Rights of Way: A Life Cycle Approach

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent Lien
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Operational Life ◽  
Construction Operation

As part of its mandate, the National Energy Board (NEB) regulates the construction, operation, and abandonment of interprovincial and international pipelines. The primary legislation which directly and indirectly addresses reclamation of NEB lines are the National Energy Board Act and the associated Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999, and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The NEB uses a life cycle approach to pursue appropriate reclamation of disturbed rights of way. Initially, reclamation related issues are addressed at the application stage. Subsequent to the application process, the actual implementation of reclamation measures occurs during construction of the line. Success of reclamation is monitored during the operational life of a line through inspection and auditing procedures, with additional measures being implemented as necessary.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF LIFE CYCLE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OBJECT

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
A. Lapina ◽  
A. Ponomarenko ◽  
K. Shencova ◽  
A. Kotesova
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Life Cycle Design ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Hydrogeological Studies ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Design Construction ◽  
Insufficient Number

the article deals with the main causes of accidents of buildings and structures that occurred due to errors made at different stages of their life cycle (design, construction, operation). A brief analysis of the accidents that occurred from 2010 to 2017 in the Russian Federation is presented. The study of the causes of accidents makes it possible to understand better the laws of structures, buildings and structures, to identify errors that lead to emergencies. Such errors include: low quality of construction and installation works, deviation from the project in the construction of buildings and structures, the use of materials of inadequate quality, overload of load-bearing structures during operation. Also, the causes of accidents include defective engineering-geological and hydrogeological studies of the grounds. Analysis of accidents showed that the last few years there is no tendency to reduce the number of accidents of buildings and structures, which indicates an insufficient number of measures to prevent them. In the article the authors consider the examples of accidents in construction, which occurred due to the main reasons, and ways to prevent accidents in the future.

scholarly journals Testing Whole Building LCA: Research and Practice

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrina Simonen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
System Selection

Research and Practice Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can be used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a building resulting from manufacturing, construction, operation and maintenance and the end of life demolition and disposal/re-use. Tracking impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions and smog formation, LCA can enable comparison of building proposals testing options of material use, system selection and system performance.

A Life-Cycle Risk-Informed Systems Structured Nuclear Code

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph S. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
American Concrete Institute ◽  
Design Code ◽  
Replacement Decisions ◽  
Plant Operations ◽  
Operations And Maintenance ◽  
Asme Code ◽  
American Society ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Design Construction

Current American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) nuclear codes and standards rely primarily on deterministic and mechanistic approaches to design. The design code is a separate volume from the code for inservice inspections and both are separate from the standards for operations and maintenance. The ASME code for inservice inspections and code for nuclear plant operations and maintenance have adopted risk-informed methodologies for inservice inspection, preventive maintenance, and repair and replacement decisions. The American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Concrete Institute have incorporated risk-informed probabilistic methodologies into their design codes. It is proposed that the ASME nuclear code should undergo a planned evolution that integrates the various nuclear codes and standards and adopts a risk-informed approach across a facility life-cycle — encompassing design, construction, operation, maintenance and closure.

Reengineering Maintenance for Dependability

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Risdon ◽  
Thomas Van Hardeveld
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Life Cycle Approach ◽  
Reliability Centered Maintenance ◽  
Maintenance Program ◽  
Complete Life Cycle ◽  
Design Changes ◽  
Operations And Maintenance ◽  
Solid Foundation

Maintenance is undergoing a major revolution. The management of maintenance is being impacted by business-driven changes that are forcing fundamental improvements to the maintenance function. Maintenance planning and execution are now considered as a strategic component of asset life cycle management. The link between maintenance and design is being furthered by placing emphasis on considering reliability and maintainability during the design phase. The application of Reliability-Centered Maintenance is becoming an important method for determining the optimum maintenance program for facility assets, while at the same time providing a solid foundation for triggering selective system improvements and design changes and managing life cycle cost and risk associated with assets. The concept of dependability provides the focus for integrating design, operations and maintenance into a coherent and complete life cycle approach to facilities. Dependability is strongly linked to quality standards since, for many companies, dependability is the major component of quality that has to be satisfied to meet customer needs. This paper describes the practical application of a quality approach to a gas transmission company which has recently undergone a reengineering of its design, operations and maintenance processes.

Goals and Operation of Green Building

2013 ◽  
Vol 438-439 ◽  
pp. 1706-1709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Team ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Building Practice ◽  
Design Construction

Green building, also known as green construction or sustainable building, refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a buildings life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and demolition. This requires close cooperation of design team, architects, engineers, and client at all project stages. The green building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability and comfort.

Application of Building Information Model Technology in Shanghai Disaster Tolerant Center Construction

2013 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 1669-1672
Author(s):  
Qian Li ◽  
Han Yang Ke
Keyword(s):  
Information Model ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Life Cycle Engineering ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
First Case ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Disaster Tolerance ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Design Construction

Shanghai Disaster Tolerance Center (SDTC) is the first case led by owner to apply the building information model (BIM) technology in the life cycle engineering construction of the center. BIM technology is applied in construction, operation and maintenance of SDTC to guarantee the quality management performance of construction, improve the efficiency of design, construction, operation and maintenance of the SDTC.

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