Development of the Knowledge Base Information System for Integrated Risk-Based Audit of High-Rise Buildings Through Design-Build Method to Improve Construction Safety

The construction safety audit carried out is still ineffective in preventing accidents. This shows that the undistributed and inaccurate information obtained hinders the audit outputs from being learned for continuous improvement. To address this issue, this study aimed to develop a knowledge base information system to support an integrated audit process during both the design and construction phases. The objective was to improve construction safety performance by emphasizing risk and enabling continuous improvement. The study employed experimental methods including a literature review and expert validation to combine the ordinary and risk audit processes with knowledge management, resulting in a comprehensive website-based information system. The results show that the system can effectively support a risk-based audit process for the design-build method of high-rise buildings, leading to an enhancement of construction safety performance. This system enables the construction safety audit process to run effectively, in order to organize a continuous improvement in construction safety performance.