Leading Edge Safety-by-Design of a Wastewater Solids Pretreatment Facility

摘要

More owners are requiring design/construction consultants to differentiate themselves during the proposal process regarding “Safety-By-Design.” Building Information Modeling (BIM) using multi-dimensional tools is becoming common practice and brings with it many innovative design advantages during the development of construction documents. Using third-party software, owners and designers can perform virtual walk-throughs of facilities during the design process. This paper is complemented with a presentation that includes an animated tour of a wastewater solids pretreatment facility, showing how it was designed with safety as a key consideration. This case study represents an example of a comprehensive execution of “Risk Assessment Procedure” in the “initial design phase” of a wastewater treatment plant project. This paper introduces a common design forum in which professionals in any related design discipline can have truly impactful input to the personnel safety of construction and facility operations long before final dollars and decisions are written in stone.