Kishor Bhagwat

@nitrkl.ac.in

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India

Kishor Bhagwat


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RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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Scopus Publications

158

Scholar Citations

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Scopus Publications

  • Sustainable Building Construction Planning Using Multi-criteria Decision Making Approach
    Kishor Bhagwat, Gayatri Vyas
    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2025
  • Applications of Lean Principles for Construction Safety Management: A Literature Review
    Kishor Bhagwat, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
    Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2024
  • Review of construction safety performance measurement methods and practices: a science mapping approach
    Kishor Bhagwat, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
    International Journal of Construction Management, 2023
    The construction industry is struggling with poor safety performance. Also, the existing construction safety performance (CSP) measurement methods are no longer effective by reaching their point of diminishing returns, which ultimately points to the need for a novel and reliable method for CSP measurement. To do so, a systematic and comprehensive review of existing methods is a prerequisite. Therefore, this study aims to conduct a comprehensive review of CSP research using a science mapping approach. The CSP research literature was retrieved from the Scopus literature database and analyzed using VOSviewer and NVIVO tools, to visualize the domain-specific body of knowledge. The investigation highlighted the most productive and influential contributors, highly focused research levels, project types and phases, research instruments and data sources, CSP measurement methods, key safety practices, current research trends, future research directions, theoretical and practical implications. This study has observed the CSP research paradigm shift from reactive to proactive approach. To this end, 11 safety dimensions that comprise 109 safety practices were identified, and a proactive CSP management approach was proposed.
  • A systematic review of construction safety research: quantitative and qualitative content analysis approach
    Kishor Bhagwat, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
    Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 2022
    PurposeConstruction safety management (CSM) has been intensively researched in the last four decades but hitherto mostly aimed at understanding root causes of accidents, recommending preventive measures and evaluating their implications. However, a systematic effort to present a comprehensive picture of construction safety research is hardly witnessed. Therefore, the study aims to investigate construction safety research contributors, ontologies, themes, evolution, emerging trends and future directions using quantitative and qualitative content analysis.Design/methodology/approachA total of 877 journal articles were extracted using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and Scopus literature database and were analyzed using VOSviewer and Nvivo tools to present a comprehensive picture of the CSM body of knowledge.FindingsThe study observed rapid growth in construction safety research with contributions from various countries, organizations and researchers. This study identified 3 research levels, 8 project phases, 10 project types, 6 research instruments and 19 research data sources along with their usage in the research domain. Further, the study identified 13 emerging research themes, 4 emerging research trends and an observed paradigm shift from reactive to proactive CSM approach.Research limitations/implicationsThe comprehensive study on the emerging themes and findings on proactive CSM has strategic implications to practice to incorporate safety. The identified future directions can assist researchers in bridging the existing gaps and strengthening emerging research trends.Originality/valueThe study presents a comprehensive picture of the CSM body of knowledge using the content analysis approach that was absent in past literature and opened future research avenues.
  • Investigation of multi-level safety culture in the Indian construction industry: a multi-level employees’ perception-based approach
    Kishor Bhagwat, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
    International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
    Inadequate compliance with safety practices is a major hurdle in the construction industry, and a single-level source of input to assess safety culture is a major limitation of the literature. Therefore, this study aimed to capture multi-level employees’ (top management, middle management and workers) perceptions to assess multi-level safety culture (organizational level, project level and personnel level) in the construction industry. This study considered the Indian construction industry as the study area and used a questionnaire survey and interview technique as research instruments. In total, 184 responses were collected from multi-level employees. Data analysis was performed using a descriptive statistical method and hypothesis testing using the Mann–Whitney U test followed by the Kruskal–Wallis and post hoc tests. Findings highlighted inadequate safety compliances and significant (p < 0.05) perception differences among multi-level employees. Further, root cause analysis for observed perception differences was performed, and managerial implications were discussed from implementation perspectives.
  • Suitability and Effectiveness of Visualization Platform-based Construction Safety Training modules
    Kishor Bhagwat, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
    Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2022
    – The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries in the world. In addition, past literature highlighted that about 50% of the hazard remains unrecognized in the construction work environment, resulting in catastrophic consequences. Construction Safety Training (CST) is one of the best safety interventions to deal with this. The traditional classroom-based CST method is fraught with several non-interactive, non-engaging, and ineffective limitations. With the advent of visualization platform-based technologies, researchers have introduced various CST delivery modules using digital environments. However, in-depth investigation of visualization platform-based safety training modules from a suitability and efficacy perspective for the construction industry is understudied. Therefore, this study aimed to identify a suitable and effective safety training delivery module for the construction industry. To this end, three visualization platform-based CST modules were developed, namely, Image, Virtual Tour (VT), and Mobile Virtual Reality (MVR), and introduced to the construction professionals. The feedback analysis highlighted that VT CST is suitable for the industry. Next, the effectiveness of the VT CST modules was determined using Hazard Recognition Score (HRS). The results highlighted that the overall pre-training HRS of the construction professionals was 56.83%, and post-training HRS was 88.56% which shows significant (p < 0.00) enhancement in the HRS. In conclusion, this study noticed the VT CST module as a suitable and effective training module for the industry. Further, theoretical and practical implications of the study and future research directions were discussed.
  • Construction safety performance measurement using a leading indicator-based jobsite safety inspection method: case study of a building construction project
    Kishor Bhagwat, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi, Prakash Nanthagopalan
    International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
    The construction industry is one of the hazardous industries all over the world. There have been continuous safety efforts on post-facto safety investigations and related corrective actions. However, to prevent future accidents, post-facto reports may not be able to provide comprehensive insights. Also, past literature pointed at limited proactive efforts to measure the current level of safety at the project. Therefore, this study introduced a leading indicator-based jobsite safety inspection (JSI) method to measure the project’s safety performance. A total of 781 observations were reported in baseline and follow-up JSI on a real construction site. The study’s findings highlighted an increase in safe behavior and conditions (SB&C) by reducing unsafe behavior (UB) and unsafe conditions (UC). Results confirmed a significant improvement in the safety performance index (SPI) of the case study from 39.07 to 67.47%. This study also investigated hazardous locations and weak safety dimensions for further SPI improvement.
  • Usability of visualization platform-based safety training and assessment modules for engineering students and construction professionals
    Kishor Bhagwat, Prem Kumar, Venkata Santosh Kumar Delhi
    Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2021
    Safety training and assessment programs play a key role in inducing safe behavior on construction sites. The traditional training methods are fraught with limitations. The advent of visuali...

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Exploring the Influence of Resource Availability on Safety Management in the Nepalese Construction Industry: A Scenario-Based Study
    B Gautam, K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    2025
  • Applications of Lean Principles for Construction Safety Management: A Literature Review
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    Indian Lean Construction Conference, 261-273 , 2024
    2024
  • Sustainable Building Construction Planning Using Multi-criteria Decision Making Approach
    K Bhagwat, G Vyas
    International Conference on Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Review of construction safety performance measurement methods and practices: a science mapping approach
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    International journal of construction management 23 (4), 729-743 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 25
  • Construction safety performance measurement using a leading indicator-based jobsite safety inspection method: case study of a building construction project
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi, P Nanthagopalan
    International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics 28 (4), 2645-2656 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 27
  • Investigation of multi-level safety culture in the Indian construction industry: a multi-level employees’ perception-based approach
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics 28 (4), 2052-2065 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • A systematic review of construction safety research: quantitative and qualitative content analysis approach
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    Built Environment Project and Asset Management 12 (2), 243-261 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 31
  • Suitability and Effectiveness of Visualization Platform-based Construction Safety Training modules
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    ISARC. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics … , 2022
    2022
  • An investigation of safety climate, behavior, and performance studies in construction
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    IDoBE, Proceedings of the Integrated Delivery of the Built Environment … , 2021
    2021
  • Usability of visualization platform–based safety training and assessment modules for engineering students and construction professionals
    K Bhagwat, P Kumar, VSK Delhi
    Journal of Civil Engineering Education 147 (2), 04020016 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 65
  • A Scientometric Review of Global Construction Safety Management Research
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    National Conference on Advances in Construction Management (Organized by … , 2020
    2020
  • Perception of Construction Stakeholders Towards Applicability of BIM To Ensure Project Safety During Planning and Execution Phase
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    CONVR, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Construction … , 2019
    2019
  • Safe Construction Sites: A Comparative Analysis of Worker and Management Perspectives from India
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    ARCOM, Proceedings of the Association of Researchers in Construction … , 2017
    2017
  • Application of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Sustainable Construction Industry
    K Bhagwat, G Vyas, R Deshmukh, V Khot
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Built … , 2015
    2015

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Usability of visualization platform–based safety training and assessment modules for engineering students and construction professionals
    K Bhagwat, P Kumar, VSK Delhi
    Journal of Civil Engineering Education 147 (2), 04020016 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 65
  • A systematic review of construction safety research: quantitative and qualitative content analysis approach
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    Built Environment Project and Asset Management 12 (2), 243-261 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 31
  • Construction safety performance measurement using a leading indicator-based jobsite safety inspection method: case study of a building construction project
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi, P Nanthagopalan
    International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics 28 (4), 2645-2656 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 27
  • Review of construction safety performance measurement methods and practices: a science mapping approach
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    International journal of construction management 23 (4), 729-743 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 25
  • Investigation of multi-level safety culture in the Indian construction industry: a multi-level employees’ perception-based approach
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics 28 (4), 2052-2065 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • Sustainable Building Construction Planning Using Multi-criteria Decision Making Approach
    K Bhagwat, G Vyas
    International Conference on Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Exploring the Influence of Resource Availability on Safety Management in the Nepalese Construction Industry: A Scenario-Based Study
    B Gautam, K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    2025
  • Applications of Lean Principles for Construction Safety Management: A Literature Review
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    Indian Lean Construction Conference, 261-273 , 2024
    2024
  • Suitability and Effectiveness of Visualization Platform-based Construction Safety Training modules
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    ISARC. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics … , 2022
    2022
  • An investigation of safety climate, behavior, and performance studies in construction
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    IDoBE, Proceedings of the Integrated Delivery of the Built Environment … , 2021
    2021
  • A Scientometric Review of Global Construction Safety Management Research
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    National Conference on Advances in Construction Management (Organized by … , 2020
    2020
  • Perception of Construction Stakeholders Towards Applicability of BIM To Ensure Project Safety During Planning and Execution Phase
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    CONVR, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Construction … , 2019
    2019
  • Safe Construction Sites: A Comparative Analysis of Worker and Management Perspectives from India
    K Bhagwat, VSK Delhi
    ARCOM, Proceedings of the Association of Researchers in Construction … , 2017
    2017
  • Application of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Sustainable Construction Industry
    K Bhagwat, G Vyas, R Deshmukh, V Khot
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Built … , 2015
    2015