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DESIGNING FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH

DESIGNING FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH

SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION BEGINS WITH DESIGN
DESIGNERS MAY BE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN ELIMINATE A HAZARD SOURCE
DESIGNERS ARE WELL PLACED TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY LEVELS OF RISK IN THE INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT (CDM) REGULATIONS 1994

DESIGNING FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH

CDM DESIGNER DUTIES

ENSURES THAT THE DESIGN PREPARED FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK PAY ADEQUATE REGARD TO

WORKERS/EMPLOYEES NEEDS
ENSURE THE DESIGN CONTAINS COMPLETE INFORMATION
COOPERATE WITH PLANNING SUPERVISORS AND OTHER DESIGNERS INVOLVED
ENSURE THAT CLIENT IS AWARE OF HIS/HER DUTIES

DESIGNING FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH

CONTRACTORS

REVIEW OF THE DESIGN SELECT APPROPRIATE CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY

PLANNING THE WORK

PLANNING THE WORK

GATHER INFORMATION

RISK ASSESSMENT

ADEQUATE SAFETY PLAN

PLANNING THE WORK

RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM:

PLANNING THE WORK

COMMON FACILITIES

MOVING TRAFFIC
SITE BOUNDARIES
WELFARE FACILITIES

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
PLANNING FOR EMERGENCIES BEGINS WITH THE GOAL OF MINIMIZING THEIR LIKELIHOOD
TWO METHODS:
PREVENTING IT FROM HAPPENING
PREPARING FOR AND CONTROLLING THE CONSEQUENCES SHOULD IT HAPPEN

ONGOING ATTENTION IS REQUIRED

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Fire Precautions

SETTING UP THE SITE

SETTING UP THE SITE

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF AREA USUALLY DICTATES THE LAYOUT OF THE SITE
AIMS OF SITE PLANNING:
MINIMIZE THE NEED FOR MANUAL HANDLING OF LOADS
REDUCTION OF DISTANCES WHERE MANUAL HANDLING IS REQUIRED

CONSIDER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AND GOOD NEIGHBOUR POLICIES

SAFE PLACE OF WORK

SAFE PLACE OF WORK

IT IS THE DUTY OF THE EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE OF WORK AND SAFE MEANS OF ENTERING
AND EXITING FROM IT

TO ENSURE SAFETY, HAZARDS TO BE IDENTIFIED AND AVOIDED BY CHANGING THE DESIGN OR WORK
METHOD. CONTROL IS REQUIRED.

DO NOT LEAVE PLANNING AND CONTROL STRATEGIES TO SITE WORKERS!

SAFE PLACE OF WORK

SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK - A FORMAL PROCEDURE THAT RESULTS FROM A SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION
METHOD STATEMENT PROVIDE TIME-FRAME AND ORDER
PERMIT-TO-WORK SYSTEMS IS FOR HIGH RISK LEVEL TASKS THAT REQUIRE EXTRA PRECAUTION

SAFE PLACE OF WORK

PERMIT-TO-WORK SYSTEM

GENERAL PERMIT TYPE G

CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PERMIT TYPE CS
EXCAVATION WORK PERMIT TYPE EX
HOT WORK PERMIT TYPE HW
HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK PERMIT TYPE E

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