Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health, and Well-being (IC-SAFE)
The Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health & Well-being (IC-SAFE) is consortium of researchers, students, industry leaders, worker and trades representatives, and professional staff conducting interdisciplinary research, education and outreach to improve safety and health in construction.
About IC-SAFE
IC-SAFE was established in 2004 and includes occupational safety and health (OSH) researchers and discovery-minded practitioners with a committed passion and desire to address a variety of OSH challenges in a variety of construction populations to save and transform workers' lives, and the industry itself into a safer, more productive and fulfilling environment so that workers can return home safe tonight.
The goal of IC-SAFE is to markedly reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities for American construction workers, which will lead to measurable improvements to the national statistical profile. Ultimately, our integrated project design and delivery team involves architects, engineers, safety professionals, public health, statisticians, students, industry, and others. Our engaged Safety Advisory Council (SAC) will serve the center by providing feedback and feed-forward guidance. Our outcome-based projects seek the highest level of risk control, elimination, and prevention, separating humans and hazards. This will increase construction sustainability, leading to industry revitalization. We will deliver back to industry, through the practice-to-research-to-practice (P2R2P) cycle, pragmatic and measurable results that do not trade-off against productivity or profitability. We aim to serve and protect the diverse "whole" industry.
Our core faculty, augmented by affiliated faculty are situationally aware and produce synergistic results across disciplinary, organizational, state, worker representation, industry, cultural, and sector boundaries.
Our Mission
The IC-SAFE Mission is to improve construction worker safety, health, and well-being by connecting and integrating industry research, research and outreach.
The goal is to reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities for construction workers, and to improve their well-being. The Center established a practice-to-research-to-practice (p2r2p) life-cycle for research such that pragmatic and measurable results do not trade-off against productivity or profitability. We aim to serve and protect the diverse "whole" industry and supply chain. This is accomplished via faculty, graduate, and undergraduate discovery (i.e. practice-to-research-to-practice); student-centric service learning, curricular and extracurricular learning; industry, and worker engagement for outcome-based results.
Our Vision
The vision of the Center is to provide national and international leadership for construction safety, health, and well-being research, teaching and engagement.
Our Values
The vision of the Center is to provide national and international leadership for construction safety, health, and well-being research, teaching and engagement.
Research Trust Areas
The vision of the Center is to provide national and international leadership for construction safety, health, and well-being research, teaching and engagement.
Smart Vest
The Smart Vest project enhances work zone safety with a wearable system that uses threat detection to warn workers, drivers, and automated vehicles of collision risks.
Smart Helmet
Featuring built-in sensors and communication tools, the helmet helps monitor worker vitals, detect hazardous conditions, and facilitate seamless communication among team members, enhancing both safety and efficiency.
Safety Training
We offer a range of training modules, from hands-on workshops to interactive online courses, ensuring that all workers are prepared to handle potential hazards effectively.
Smart Workzone
The Smart Workzone project improves roadside safety by using advanced technologies to detect threats and communicate warnings to workers, drivers, and connected automated vehicles.
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Brian Kleiner , bioVorster-Kleiner Director and Professor, Myers-Lawson School of Construction; Director, Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health and Well-being
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Nazila Roofigari-Esfahan , bioAssociate Professor, Building Construction; Associate Director, Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health and Well-being; Affiliate Faculty, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Abiola Akanmu , bioAssociate Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Tanyel Bulbul , bioGraduate Program Director, Building Construction Associate Professor, Building Construction
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Ashtarout Ammar , bioAssistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management
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Alireza Shojaei , bioAssistant Professor, Building Construction
Affiliated Faculty
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Matthew Hallowell , bioPresidential Teaching Scholar and K. Stanton Lewis Professor of Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder
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Helen Lingard , bioDistinguished Professor, School of Property, Construction, and Project Management at RMIT University, Australia 🇦🇺
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Michelle Turner , bioProfessor, School of Property, Construction, and Project Management at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
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Ron Wakefield , bioAssociate Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, and Dean of the School of Property, Construction and Project Management for RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
Safety Advisory Council
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The IC-Safe Safety Advisory Council offers partnership opportunities for organizations and industry leaders who are committed to advancing construction safety. By joining the council, advisors gain access to exclusive research findings, collaboration opportunities, and recognition for their support in improving industry standards. Parties interested in joining the IC-SAFE Advisory Council can reach out to IC-SAFE leadership to learn more.
Educational Resources
Safety-focused case studies are available for educational purposes, whether the focus is the academic classroom or the industry workshop.
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Bachelor of Science in Construction Safety LeadershipThe Construction Safety Leadership major provides students with education to become a leader in the safety sector of the construction industry. Students will learn about the dangers, on and off the job site, that workers face and ways to create a cultural impact once they enter the workforce.
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Students in Professor Thomas Mills' Intro to Building Construction class learn safety guidelines with hardhats and other safety equipment in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. Ladder and fall safety demonstration.
Granata Funding
Granata Funding supports cutting-edge research and development in construction safety and health. This fund is dedicated to projects that aim to advance safety technologies and practices, ensuring a safer working environment for construction professionals. The Program is named after Kevin Granata who was lost in the April 16th tragedy.
External Grants
External Grants provide additional financial support for innovative safety projects and research initiatives. These grants are available from various organizations and foundations that focus on construction safety and worker well-being. They help fund research, pilot programs, and other initiatives that contribute to enhancing safety in the construction industry.
