Construction design for safety in the construction industry encourages designers, contractors, project managers, site managers and engineers to design a safe construction site that, hopefully, reduces the risk and number of injuries and fatalities during the construction phase of a project. This study would focus on the different approaches used by the construction industry to ensure on-the-job safety and if there is one approach that is more efficient and effective than another.
The Construction industry represents one of the most dangerous workplace industries; with a high number of yearly deaths and injuries when compared to other industries. The construction industry has a very poor record on health and safety in Britain, and construction sites are known as very dangerous places to work. Every year roughly 70 -- 80 individuals die on construction sites and thousands of construction workers are injured.
The highest number of fatalities results from falls from scaffolds or roofs. These type of accidents...
Other causes of accident and death include being struck by moving vehicles or falling objects, being injured while lifting or carrying heavy objects, and other acts of movement and lifting.
Because of the large number of deaths and accidents suffered in the industry, it remains a disproportionately dangerous industry where improvements in health and safety are urgently needed. This study seeks to determine what published regulations, guidelines and standards currently influence the industry, and whether other more (or less) stringent guidelines should be invoked based on the construction design of the workplace.
The study topic will be how the design of the construction site affects the number of accidents and deaths suffered on site during the construction process. The study will critically compare and contrast various techniques used to design the construction site. Each of the compared techniques will also be examined…
