BIM‐Enabled Automatic Safety Checking of Fall Hazards Due to Unprotected Edges of Slab on Construction Sites

Automation is the talk of every field, including construction. It is known to bring some massive technological advancements that encourage rapid and effective construction processes. However, there is still a dearth of automation, especially in the safety processes. The current safety practices are manual, paper‐based, and mainly reactive. This study aims to develop a BIM‐enabled automated safety‐checking system for the early identification of hazards. The system integrates parametric rule interpretation, geometric condition checking, and construction‐stage sequencing using Autodesk Revit 2020, Solibri Office 9.13, and Autodesk Navisworks 2020. The model is developed for a case of falls from unprotected edges and tested on a pilot project. Further, a case study of a G + 9 mixed‐use (residential–commercial) building project in Nashik, India, is presented to illuminate its practical implementation. The ASC system identified unprotected slab edges across all nine floors and detected a total of 220 unprotected openings. The findings demonstrate that coupling geometric and temporal checking significantly enhances early hazard identification and improves design‐phase risk mitigation. As a result, the developed system aids construction professionals in improving their safety performance during construction by identifying and eliminating hazards at an early stage.