Construction safety and productivity are the top priority of improvement for Hong Kong construction industry. BIM, IoT, AI and Robotic are the hot topics being discussed. But these need time and resources to make it happen. There is an alternative that can be implemented quickly, easy and at very low cost by using mobile Apps. In this evening seminar, the speakers will explain the new approach for site safety and quality inspection for site task management. Several real case studies will be demonstrated by using the mobile / cloud computing technologies for improving safety, quality and productivity.

1. Mobile Technology for Construction Safety
and Quality Management
Stephen AU
MTECH Engineering Co.,Ltd.
11th Aug. , 2017

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22 yrs +

3. Topics
Construction Quality vs. Safety
Aproplan for Corrective Actions
Checklist for Preventive Actions
Conclusion
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4. Topics
Construction Quality vs. Safety
Aproplan for Corrective Actions
Checklist for Preventive Actions
Conclusion
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5. SAFETY AND QUALITY
Relationship between Construction Safety and Quality Performance
| Journal of Construction Engineering and M . . .
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0 . . .
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6. Construction Quality vs Safety
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The recordable injury rate is positively correlated to rework
The first-aid rate is positively correlated to number of defects.

7. Sum Up
The most compelling reason for the strong positive
correlation between rework and injuries is the fact that
rework involves demolition, schedule pressure, and
unstable work processes.
Devoting resources to preplanning, allowing the
necessary time to complete tasks correctly the first time,
encouraging leadership at the workface, and encouraging
workers to take pride in their work are all strategies that
promote both safety and quality.
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8. Safety / Quality Inspection
Create a Safety / Quality Checklist with Clear Instructions and
information
Implementing “each shift”, “monthly” and “annual /
comprehensive” inspections
• Reduce workers’ exposure to accidents and equipment failure
Collection of Near Miss / Non-compliance items
Instant correction
Monitoring
Record keeping
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9. ON SITE IN THE OFFICE
1 HOUR 1 HOUR=>
Each site visit creates an important administrative burden
1 hour of work on site is equivalent to 1 hour of administration in the office
The Administrative Burden
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10. Meeting, Meeting, Meeting.....
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Missing, Missing, Missing.….Missing, Missing, Missing.….

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12. New Way of Doing by Mobile Technology
Collaborative Safety / Quality Management
System to access & prevent potential
construction risk or defects through a cloud
based mobile platform to enable instant respond
and total safety & quality management for
building construction industry.
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13. Topics
Construction Quality vs. Safety
Aproplan for Corrective Actions
Checklist for Preventive Actions
Conclusion
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14. CONSTRUCTION RISK REPORT &
FOLLOW UP
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15. Industry Challenges
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What Are They Doing ?
What will you do?

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A VISIBLE
INTERCONNECTED
METACOGNITIVE
approach to create
EVIDENCE of One’s
construction task
APROPLAN

19. Steps To Safety
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Plan
• Site petro
• Plan a list of
safety or work
items to
check from a
predefined
catalogues in
AproPLAN
Patrol
inspection
• Quick and
complete
check of
points on
site
• Provide the
potential
risk items
with
picture,
time,
comment
and pin
down the
position on
a plan.
Level of
emergency
• Depending
on your
observatio
n on site,
define a
level of
emergency
to each
point.
• Make sure
that all the
most
important
points are
group
together.
Corrective
Actions
• Sorting
• Automatic
creation of
the to do
list
• Rapid
distribution
to the right
person in
charge
Monitor
• Traceability
of the follow
up actions
guaranteed
• Keep record
• Safety
performance
analysis
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20. FOLLOW THE SAFETY
ISSUES
FROM THE APPLICATION
ON
SITE
AT
THE OFFICE
AproPLAN offers a complete solution
Solutions To The Challenges
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21. On Line Safety Reaction
Supports “Instant Collaboration in the line management”. You
can collaborate with everyone within the extended enterprise to
share information and tasks.
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I find a potential risk,
please look at it ..(share the
on site information)
Yes, I can see it (photo +
map) and I am assigning
the task to specific
person.
I get the request and I
make the corrective
action.
Visual observation of physical
conditions and work activities

22. Visit
Photo
Record
Distribute
Fix up
Report
Improve
Plan
ConstructionConstruction
SafetySafety
ManagementManagement
Aproplan - Streamline the Operation
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23. Detail
Point
Project
List
Everything is about the project or the file, in the
construction sector.
Each project consists of several safety lists :
Electrical, Working At Height, Machinery,
Signage,…
Each list contains different safety issue.
Each issue contains several details like a person in
charge, an end date, a plan, a photo,…
Structure Of The Project
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24. Plan
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25. Check
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26. Level of Emergency
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A = MajorA = Major----requires immediate actionrequires immediate action
B = SeriousB = Serious----requires shortrequires short--term actionterm action
C = MinorC = Minor----requires longrequires long--term actionterm action

27. To-Do-List
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28. Report Genertion
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29. Automatic Reporting
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30. Follow
Through a Task
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31. Monitoring
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32. Dashboard Control – Review & Analysis
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33. CONSTRUCTION TASKS &
DEFECTS MANAGEMENT
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35. Construction Task Management
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Consultants Client Contractors
Input
Work plan
Photo
CommentsStatus
IssueTask
Actors
Schedule
Real Time
Collaborative
Works
Output
Working lists
Meetings
Task Reports
Performance
Analysis
Lock-in &
navigate

36. Construction Task Management Process
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Task
Capture
Task
Distribution
Task Follow
Up
Task
Monitoring

37. BusinessBusiness
ProcessProcess
ManagementManagement
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Do
Photo
Report
Distribute
Meeting
Accept
Record
Work
Order

38. On Line – On Site Integration
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Drawing marked with Task list Task with people, time, photo,
deliverables and comment

39. Daily Task Distribution & Update via Email
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List of your tasks in AproPLAN for the 10-08-16
Hi Stephen AU,
Please find below a table with all the tasks assigned to you yesterday.
Click on a project's code in the table to display its tasks in your default browser
Project code Due date
Point
number
Point title From
裙樓
H3NWDSY
222 安装未完成 Albert Ng
裙樓
H3NWDSY
224 安装未完成 Albert Ng
裙樓
H3NWDSY
225 破损 Albert Ng
裙樓
H3NWDSY
226 有綘隙 Albert Ng
We wish you a constructive day,
The AproPLA N team
This mail was sent automatically. Do not reply to this email.

40. Follow Through a Task
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41. Task Management Dashboard
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42. Where To Use
Site Patrol Checking
COW Checking (Audit)
Site Works Progress Monitoring
Site Commissioning for OP
Construction / Installation change management
Site safety management
Drawing version control
Informal AI drawing management
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43. Topics
Construction Quality vs. Safety
Aproplan for Corrective Actions
Checklist for Preventive Actions
Conclusion
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44. CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY
AUDIT INSPECTION
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45. Collection of structured safety issues onsite and
follow up with immediate corrective actions and
improve the preventive safety plan.
STRUCTURED VISIT AND DATA
AQUISITION TOOL

46. Steps To Success
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Plan
• Site petro
• Plan a list
of safety
items to
check from
a
predefined
checklist
Inspection
• Quick and
complete
check of
items on
site
• Provide the
non-
conforming
elements
with a
picture and
a specific
explanation
and place
them on a
plan.
Level of
emergency
• Depending
on your
observation
on site,
define a
level of
emergency
to each
point.
• Make sure
that all the
most
important
points are
group
together.
To-Do-List
• Sorting
• Automatic
creation of
the to do
list
• Rapid
distribution
to the right
person in
charge
Monitor
• Traceability
of the
follow up
actions
guaranteed
• Keep
record

47. FOLLOW THE SAFETY
ISSUES
FROM THE APPLICATION
ON
SITE
AT
THE OFFICE
Solutions To The Challenges
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48. Structural Checklist
Check items (conditioning)
Value with range & unit
Place & Equipment
Time
People
Score
# of visits
Reference information
Past record
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49. Types of Checklist Visit
Standard
Recurring
Non-compliance or partial
Audit
Co-visit
Ah-hoc
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50. Safety Management Process Flow
CREATE STANDARD
CHECKLISTS
PLAN THE VISIT
INSPECTION
DATA AQUISITION
FOLLOW UP
SAFETY
MEASUREMENT
NON-COMPLIANCE
CHECKLIST
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51. BD Safety Inspection C8-P01 Guide
Line
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59. CONSTRUCTION SITE WORKS
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
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60. Traditional Check List
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61. Traditional Quality Report
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62. Changes
By adopting the cloud computing with mobile
devices to enable self-disciplined real-time
construction QC/QA management that
significantly cut cost, improve productivity and
quality of projects.
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63. Site Works Quality Management Best
Practices
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Creation of Check Visit by
Site Forman (2)
Quality Inspection by
Site Forman / BSI (3)
Auto Generation of NC visit
(6)
Quality Improvement meeting
(11)
Auto Generation of CV report
to Sub-contractor for
corrective actions (5)
Completion of QC
Inspection (7)
Monitoring of Site Inspection
Flow
Quality Manager (9)
Monthly Quality System
Review meeting
Quality Manager (10)
QC Analysis reports (8)
Specific Trade Checklist
Creation (1)
Design
Specification
or Site Mock
Up Sample
NC = Non Compliance
Non-Compliance (4)

64. Checklist Sample: Water Proof Work
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Line Name Answer
1Concrete defect are rectified and inspected 石屎問題已執妥及驗收 Yes/No
2
Water proof test is done for concrete before the water proof members are
layered 在做防水前,先作石矢試水 Yes/No
3Surfaces are cleaned and dry 表面已清潔及乾爽 Yes/No
4Material not expired and mixing correctly 材料無過期 Yes/No
5
# of Water proof coating follows the instruction of material suppliers 防水層數
量已跟足"廠商施工章程指引" Yes/No
6Waterproof membrene thickness is as per required 防水料厚度足夠 Yes/No
7Water test completed and satisfactory 已試水並合格沒有漏水情況出現 Yes/No
8Wall height for water proof us as per specification 牆身防水高度是足夠 Yes/No
9
Protection to the waterproof membrane is checked (2 days after the
completion of water proof test)已於防水表面做妥保護 (試水合格後兩天內完
成) Yes/No
10Others 其他 :

65. Inspection Checklists in Ipad
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Auto Check Visit Report Generation

67. When Non-Compliance Happen
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68. Auto-Gen Non-Compliance Visit
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69. Management Dashboard for QA & QC
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70. Quality Inspection Visit History
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71. Topics
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Construction Quality vs Safety
Aproplan for Daily Corrective Safety Patrol
Inspection
Checklist for Regular Preventive Safety
Inspection
Conclusion

72. Close Loop Safety / Quality Management System
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Safety /
Quality Plan
Safety /
Quality
Checklist
Safety /
Quality
Inspection
Problem
Occurs
Immediate
Corrections
Access
Root
Cause
Improvement

73. Be Prepared and Proactive… Save
time… Save Lives… Save Money
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By implementing “each shift”,
“monthly” and “annual/comprehensive”
inspections by trained competent and
qualified inspectors on crane and hoist
equipment, companies will
• Increase human safety providing
a safer and more productive environment for
their employees
• Reduce their exposure to accidents and
equipment failure
• Improve equipment reliability by reducing
safety related defects
by 60 to 95%
Source: OSHA Enforcement: Committed to Safe and Healthful Workplaces, , U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Why do I have to have my overhead cranes and
hoists inspected? Best Practices, Industrial Lift and Hoist, May-June 2008

74. Qualitative Return
Evidence of work done - exemplary
Customer satisfaction
Employee satisfaction
Quality of the asset information
Consistent repeatable process
Proof data-centric workflow driven tools work
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75. Take control. Stay secure
Control sharing
• Limit who sees what and keep sensitive data
protected
Monitor activity
• Instant update task / issue status and propagate
feedback to the field directly
At-a-glance report
• Automatic report and meeting minutes generation
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76. Highly Self-Disciplined Team
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Orderly Behavior is establishedOrderly Behavior is established
Clarity of
Purpose
Clarity of
Plan
Clarity of
Respon-
sibility
Clarity of
Actions

77. Return On Investment
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78. OPEN DISCUSSION
It's one thing to have the technology at your fingertips and
use it to it's full extent. Some people just like to do things the
way they have always done it, even if it's inefficient, costly
and not very accurate.
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