The construction industry has not had a good record on health and
safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches
of the law.
This book provides a unique resource for all those who construct
or procure the construction of projects of all sizes and in all
countries and for clients who need to keep abreast of their own and
their contractors’ responsibilities.
It gives practical guidance on best practice, including:
* * measuring performance and recording information
* * developing a safety policy and method statements
* * assessing risk
* * training and understanding people
* * the basics of the construction/environment interface
The book addresses several topics not found in other reference
works, discussing techniques of health and safety and basic
environmental management as applied to the industry. It uniquely
provides 50 quick reference guides setting out solutions to common
problems. These include falls, manual and mechanical handling, work
with asbestos and noise. It also summarises the main UK legal
requirements on construction safety and health and includes a
number of useful checklists and model forms.
Written by a very experienced health and safety practitioner,
who is also author of the highly successful IOSH book Principles of
Health and Safety at Work, this book will be welcomed by all
responsible for health and safety. It will also provide an
excellent text for the NEBOSH (National Examination Board in
Occupational Safety and Health) Construction Safety and Health
national certificate.
Spis treści
Introduction; Part 1 Construction Safety Management – Fundamentals;
Where are we now?; Measuring performance & recording
information; Techniques of construction safety management; The
Safety policy; Assessing the risks; Control strategies for
construction work; The Health and Safety plan; Training; Meetings;
Understanding people; Joint consultation; Access to information;
Part 2 Environment, Health and Safety Issues – Construction and the
environment; Construction hazards and solutions; Quick reference
guide; Part 3 Legal Requirements – Construction Health and safety
law; Index
O autorze
Allan St John Holt has twice been elected to the Presidency of the
UK’s professional body, the Institution of Occupational
Safety and Health. He is a Fellow of the Institution and a
Registered Safety Practitioner. An internationally-known lecturer
and writer on safety management and other topics, he has presented
seminars and featured as keynote speaker at conferences on every
continent.
Allan Holt’s lifetime contribution to injury prevention
was recognised in 1997, when he was inducted into the Safety and
Health Hall of Fame International in Chicago, Illinois for services
to international safety management. He is the only non-American to
have been elected Chairman of the US National Safety
Council’s Construction Section (1991) and he received the
Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award in
2000.
His current position as Head of Safety at Royal Mail Group
follows his previous position as Global Director of Environment,
Health and Safety for Bovis Lend Lease. Allan Holt has served as a
Justice of the Peace since 1987.
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