# Analysis of the Current State of Automation of Hazard Detection Processes in BIM in Slovakia
## 5 Conclusions  
Despite the advanced development of new software and functions in BIM, the field of hazard detection offers relatively high potential for research and development based on free and open IFC and BCF formats. Although significant research in this area has been carried out, there are currently only a few commercially available software programs that model construction site equipment or HS equipment and signs.  
Countries such as the USA, Singapore, Australia and the UK have supported and developed PtD methodologies, techniques and databases for several years [15; 18]. Even though the PtD approach is required from architects and design engineers by Slovakian Government Regulation No. 396/2006 (based on the directive of the Council of Europe No. 92/57/EEC) [72], it is not common in Slovakia probably due to the reasons presented in [6; 73; 74; 75; 76]. From the analysis in Section 3, Slovak construction companies, which already use BIM, would be interested in a user-friendly and effective solution to HS planning and hazard detection, and even be willing to pay for it. Currently, they do not carry out these detections, because are too time-consuming. Most believe that such effectiveness would also increase the level of on-site HS and that people responsible for HS should perform the hazard detection [77; 78; 79].  
The largest number of respondents would welcome a hazard detection function in the CDE because the use of cloud CDE systems by several Slovak general contractors has increased. The second most popular answer was BIM software for coordination, such as Autodesk Navisworks or Nemetschek Solibri. This is in contrast to previous approaches presented in Section 1 and discussed in Section 4 that for this purpose used BIM software for design, or 4D BIM software. Given that CDE is still a relatively new type of software worldwide, it can be assumed that a solution based on its use (including open file formats IFC and BCF) could be well-received by construction companies globally [80; 81; 82].  
Among the obstacles to the successful solution of this problem in Slovakia and elsewhere is the absence of databases containing lists of construction activities and associated hazards. There are also no tools that can automatically process text from standards and legislative regulations into a computer-readable format that can be used for rule-checking compliance.  
The main shortcoming of this analysis is that the survey sample was small, yet that reflected the state of Slovak construction companies that use BIM and CDE systems and smart devices. Other deficiencies were the lack of context for answers to the questions concerning the transfer of hazard information to the responsible personnel. The analysis of these results is the subject of current scientific research and will be published in a future paper. Both analyses will be used to develop a hazard detection methodology based on the respondents' recommendations and open BIM formats such as IFC and BCF.  
**Author Contributions:** Introduction, P.M. ([PERSON]) and T.F.; State-of-the-art, methods of research, T.F. and P.M. ([PERSON]); Conceptualization, P.M. ([PERSON]) and J.G.; Survey preparation, P.M. ([PERSON]); Survey evaluation, P.M. ([PERSON]) and P.M. ([PERSON]); Conclusion, [PERSON] ([PERSON]) and T.F. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.  
**Funding:** This publication was created with the support of the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences for the project VEGA 1/0511/19.  
**Institutional Review Board Statement:** Not applicable.  
**Data Availability Statement:** Exclude this statement.  
**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.