Construction Safety Management

by Howarth, Tim; Watson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781405186605
• ISBN10: 1405186607
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Additional resources to accompany the book are available at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/howarth/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/

Author Biography

Tim Howarth is a Principal Lecturer and Director of Student Affairs in the School of the Built Environment at Northumbria University.

Paul Watson is Professor and Head of Construction, Cost and Surveying in the Faculty of Development and Society at Sheffield Hallam University. He has authored and co-authored 146 papers and six text books related to construction and construction education.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Health and Safety - Overriding Principles

The Safety Performance of the UK Construction Industry

This chapter introduces and reviews the safety performance record of the UK construction industry

The Egan report 'Rethinking Construction' (DETR, 1998)

Stated that 'the health and safety record of construction is the second worst of any industry' and that 'accidents can account for 4 to 6 per cent of total project costs'

This chapter presents an evaluation of the UK construction

Industry's safety performance statistics and enables the reader to meaningfully consider Egan's statement

Learning Objectives of the Chapter

Introduction to the Chapter

Reporting and Recording accidents - the HSC and the HSE

Standardisation of accident statistics

UK Construction Industry Safety Statistics

Campaign to Revitalise Health and Safety in the UK Construction Industry

The impact of 'RIDDOR' upon the recording of health and safety performance statistics

Chapter Summary

Self Assessment Questions

The Legal Framework and Enforcement of Construction Health and Safety

This chapter outlines the framework of UK construction health and safety law and its enforcement

It presents an overview of the hierarchy of UK construction health and safety requirements

Identifies the categories of duty imposed by UK health and safety law

Introduces the institutions and actions of health and safety enforcement

Addresses when a prosecution might be pursued and considers the burden of proof of prosecution and possible resultant penalties

Learning Objectives of the Chapter

Introduction to the Chapter

European Union Law

Statutory Law

Statutory Instruments

Approved Codes of Practice

Complying with Health and Safety Law

Fulfilling Duties

Enforcement of the Health and Safety within the UK

The Enforcement Process

Chapter Summary

Self Assessment Questions

UK Construction Health and Safety Law

The Health and Safety law of the UK construction industry is, like all UK industries, built upon

The Health and Safety at Work Act, etc 1974

This Act provides the basis for UK health and safety law and is further supported by sets of 'regulations'

Together the Act and regulations make for a comprehensive and cohesive framework of UK construction health and safety law

This chapter presents detail of the Health and Safety at Work Act, etc 1974 and key UK construction health and safety regulations

Completion of the chapter provides the reader with a secure foundation of knowledge regarding the framework of UK construction health and safety law

Learning Objectives of the Chapter

Introduction to the Chapter

Key Duties Imposed by the Health and Safety at Work Act, etc 1974

Health and Safety Regulations

Time Line of Key UK Construction Health and Safety Legislation

Use of approved codes of practice in criminal proceedings

The Fulfilment of Key Duties imposed by Health and Safety Law

Chapter summary

Self Assessment Questions

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM2007) place health and safety management duties on all parties to a construction project

The Regulations promote effective project communication and co-ordination and require the assessment and demonstration of competence

A new role is created by the Regulations, that of the CDM co-ordinator

This role replaces that of the previous 'planning supervisor'

In further support of effecti

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