Construction Safety Management

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

“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)"[Howarth and Watson] are in prime position to write an authorative and comprehensive book with the express purpose of supporting the study of health and safety on professionally accredited undergraduate built environment degree programmes. And they succeed in this aim admirably." (RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Bulletin, April 2009) "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)

• List of Abbreviations viiiIntroduction ix1 Issues Related to the Safety Performance of the UK Construction Industry 1Learning objectives 1Introduction 1Safety performance 2Supporting health and safety success in UK industries – the HSC and the HSE 3The reporting and recording of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences 3Standardisation of reported accident statistics 9Exploring the safety record of the UK construction industry 10Campaign to revitalise health and safety in the UK construction industry 20Summary 20References 21Self-assessment questions 222 The Legal Framework and Enforcement of Construction Health and Safety 23Learning objectives 23The legal framework of UK construction health and safety law 23Complying with health and safety law – fulfilling duties 28Enforcement of health and safety law within the UK 29Summary 38References 39Self-assessment questions 403 UK Construction Health and Safety Law 41Learning objectives 41Introduction 42Key duties imposed by the act relating to the safeguarding of health and safety standards 44Statutory instruments – regulations 52Summary 53References 53Self-assessment questions 544 The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 55Learning objectives 55Introduction to the regulations 56The structure and content of the regulations 57Delivering notifiable construction projects 65The duties of parties to a construction project imposed by CDM 2007 70The requirement for welfare facilities on construction projects 78Further information on CDM 2007 79Summary 79References 80Self-assessment questions 815 Key Site Health and Safety Hazards and Control Measures 82Learning objectives 82Hazard management in practice 82Identifying hazards 83A ‘register’ of common site hazards 84Construction site hazards presented by the local environment 85Construction site hazards presented by work activities 87Construction site hazards presented by a deficiency in people’s knowledge, attitude and behaviour 89Construction site hazards presented by the movement of people, plant and machinery 90Construction site hazards presented by materials 92Summary 94References 95Self-assessment questions 966 Principles and Practice of Health and Safety Risk Assessment 97Learning objectives 97Definition of risk (in a safety context) 97Duty to carry out risk assessments 99Undertaking risk assessment 100Evaluation of risk 101Prevention and protective measures 106Summary 106References 109Self-assessment questions 1107 Managing for Health and Wellbeing 111Learning objectives 111Introduction 111Examples of reportable ill health 112Occupational ill health record and goals 113The legal requirement for health and welfare provision 113Managing for occupational health 116Occupational health management strategy 116Challenges to the delivery of effective health management in the construction industry 119Summary 120Reference 120Self-assessment questions 1218 The (Principal) Contractor’s Health and Safety Management System 122Learning objectives 122Introduction 122The essential elements of a successful health and safety management system 123The principal contractor’s health and safety management system 124Summary 146References 146Self-assessment questions 1479 Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture 148Learning objectives 148Introduction 148Defining safety culture 149Models of health and safety culture 151Reviewing and enhancing the safety culture of an organisation or project 153Considering the ‘human factors’ of safety culture 154Initiatives and management tools for promoting a positive safety culture 155Taking action to improving safety culture 160Summary 163References 163Self-assessment questions 165Appendix 1 An Example of a Site Induction Presentation 166Appendix 2 Self-Assessment Questions and Answers 176Subject Index 199