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Construction Safety Management
Tim Howarth (Author), Paul Watson (Author)
9781405186605, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 21 November 2008
224 pages
24.4 x 17.5 x 1.3 cm, 0.481 kg
“Notwithstanding this, the book presents a very helpful ‘one-stop-shop’ for construction OHS information relevant to the UK. It presents good value and would be a very useful prescribed textbook for UK-based undergraduate courses for the built environment professions.” (Construction Management and Economics, 1 February 2010) "This book … will stand the test of time¯it is a book that the owner would refer to frequently and richly deserves its place on your book shelf at home or in the office and certainly should be in the library of colleges." (Building Engineer, February 2009)
Construction Safety Management The construction industry is a global, dynamic and innovative industry that delivers buildings and infrastructure for all aspects of commercial and domestic activity. This dynamic and innovative industry is faced with safety challenges on a project by project and day to day basis. Excellence in Health and safety management is therefore a key requirement of construction industry professional practice, and as such its study is a necessary and core component of a wide range of built environment undergraduate degree programmes, either as a distinct discipline or as an embedded component. Construction Safety Management is an accessible, up-to-date text that outlines the principles and practices of construction health and safety management. It is written to support the study of health and safety on professionally accredited undergraduate built environment degree programmes. The text introduces and informs the reader of issues, concepts, legislation and practice pertinent to the sound development of knowledge and practice requisite for effective construction health and safety management. Students on courses ranging from Architecture, Architectural Technology, Building Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management and Quantity Surveying will find that each chapter presents clear learning objectives, addresses key issues and concepts and provides for self-assessment of learning. Additional resources to accompany the book are available at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/howarth/
List of Abbreviations viii Introduction ix 1 Issues Related to the Safety Performance of the UK Construction Industry 1 Learning objectives 1 Introduction 1 Safety performance 2 Supporting health and safety success in UK industries – the HSC and the HSE 3 The reporting and recording of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences 3 Standardisation of reported accident statistics 9 Exploring the safety record of the UK construction industry 10 Campaign to revitalise health and safety in the UK construction industry 20 Summary 20 References 21 Self-assessment questions 22 2 The Legal Framework and Enforcement of Construction Health and Safety 23 Learning objectives 23 The legal framework of UK construction health and safety law 23 Complying with health and safety law – fulfilling duties 28 Enforcement of health and safety law within the UK 29 Summary 38 References 39 Self-assessment questions 40 3 UK Construction Health and Safety Law 41 Learning objectives 41 Introduction 42 Key duties imposed by the act relating to the safeguarding of health and safety standards 44 Statutory instruments – regulations 52 Summary 53 References 53 Self-assessment questions 54 4 The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 55 Learning objectives 55 Introduction to the regulations 56 The structure and content of the regulations 57 Delivering notifiable construction projects 65 The duties of parties to a construction project imposed by CDM 2007 70 The requirement for welfare facilities on construction projects 78 Further information on CDM 2007 79 Summary 79 References 80 Self-assessment questions 81 5 Key Site Health and Safety Hazards and Control Measures 82 Learning objectives 82 Hazard management in practice 82 Identifying hazards 83 A ‘register’ of common site hazards 84 Construction site hazards presented by the local environment 85 Construction site hazards presented by work activities 87 Construction site hazards presented by a deficiency in people’s knowledge, attitude and behaviour 89 Construction site hazards presented by the movement of people, plant and machinery 90 Construction site hazards presented by materials 92 Summary 94 References 95 Self-assessment questions 96 6 Principles and Practice of Health and Safety Risk Assessment 97 Learning objectives 97 Definition of risk (in a safety context) 97 Duty to carry out risk assessments 99 Undertaking risk assessment 100 Evaluation of risk 101 Prevention and protective measures 106 Summary 106 References 109 Self-assessment questions 110 7 Managing for Health and Wellbeing 111 Learning objectives 111 Introduction 111 Examples of reportable ill health 112 Occupational ill health record and goals 113 The legal requirement for health and welfare provision 113 Managing for occupational health 116 Occupational health management strategy 116 Challenges to the delivery of effective health management in the construction industry 119 Summary 120 Reference 120 Self-assessment questions 121 8 The (Principal) Contractor’s Health and Safety Management System 122 Learning objectives 122 Introduction 122 The essential elements of a successful health and safety management system 123 The principal contractor’s health and safety management system 124 Summary 146 References 146 Self-assessment questions 147 9 Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture 148 Learning objectives 148 Introduction 148 Defining safety culture 149 Models of health and safety culture 151 Reviewing and enhancing the safety culture of an organisation or project 153 Considering the ‘human factors’ of safety culture 154 Initiatives and management tools for promoting a positive safety culture 155 Taking action to improving safety culture 160 Summary 163 References 163 Self-assessment questions 165 Appendix 1 An Example of a Site Induction Presentation 166 Appendix 2 Self-Assessment Questions and Answers 176 Subject Index 199
Subject Areas: Civil engineering, surveying & building [TN]
