Principles of construction safety [[electronic resource] /] / Allan St. John Holt |
Autore | Holt Allan St. John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 690/.22 |
Soggetto topico |
Building - Safety measures
Industrial safety |
ISBN |
1-281-31849-3
9786611318499 0-470-69052-6 0-470-68024-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Principles of Construction Safety; Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Construction Safety Management; 1. Fundamentals; What is 'safety'; Basic terms; What causes accidents?; Techniques of accident prevention; Benefits of accident prevention; 2. Where are We Now?; Types of injury; Accident causes; Occupational health and hygiene; Dangerous occurrences; Reference; 3. Measuring Performance and Recording Information; Behaviour-based safety; 'No injuries-no problems!'; 'All I want to know is the facts!'; Calculating rates; Other performance measures
Accident investigation and recordingPrinciples of accident investigation; Inspections and audits; Techniques of inspection; Reference; 4. Techniques of Construction Safety Management; Objectives; Benefits; Key elements; And if companies do not do all this?; Is it all just a pile of paperwork?; World best practice; The role of the client; The contractor and CDM; The Principal Contractor and CDM; The Planning Supervisor and CDM; Competence, qualification and selection under CDM; The Health and Safety File; 5. The Safety Policy; Legal requirements; The policy in practice; Manuals and QA systems Policy contentsOther safety policy considerations; 'Off the shelf safety policies; 6. Assessing the Risks; Benefits; Types of risk assessment; Contents of risk assessment; Hazard evaluation; Job safety analysis; Ranking hazards by risk; Decision-making; Controlling the risks; Monitoring; Health surveillance; Information to others; Format of risk assessments; Project risk assessments; Practical compliance; COSHH assessments; Manual handling assessments; Display screen equipment assessments; 7. Control Strategies for Construction Work; Designing for safety and health; Planning the work Emergency proceduresSetting up the site; Safe place of work; References; 8. The Health and Safety Plan; Pre-tender Health and Safety Plan; Developing the construction phase Health and Safety; Plan Project safety management commitment statement; Roles and responsibilities of project staff; Project Major Emergency Plan; 9. Training; Training needs; Training for management; Environmental, health and safety specialists; Legal requirements; 10. Meetings; Meeting with contractors; Weekly safety meetings; Monthly safety meetings; 11. Understanding People; Why people fail; Ergonomics; Stress CommunicationReports; Getting the message across; Safety propaganda; References; 12. Joint Consultation; The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977; The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996; Consultation at site and project level; 13. Access to Information; Safety professionals; Other advice; Part 2 Environment, Health and Safety Issues; 14. Construction and the Environment; Waste management and pollution control; Initial ground contamination; Remediation; Spillage control; Pesticide use and control; Hazardous waste management Control of substances hazardous to health |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145254003321 |
Holt Allan St. John | ||
Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Principles of construction safety [[electronic resource] /] / Allan St. John Holt |
Autore | Holt Allan St. John |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 690/.22 |
Soggetto topico |
Building - Safety measures
Industrial safety |
ISBN |
1-281-31849-3
9786611318499 0-470-69052-6 0-470-68024-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Principles of Construction Safety; Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Construction Safety Management; 1. Fundamentals; What is 'safety'; Basic terms; What causes accidents?; Techniques of accident prevention; Benefits of accident prevention; 2. Where are We Now?; Types of injury; Accident causes; Occupational health and hygiene; Dangerous occurrences; Reference; 3. Measuring Performance and Recording Information; Behaviour-based safety; 'No injuries-no problems!'; 'All I want to know is the facts!'; Calculating rates; Other performance measures
Accident investigation and recordingPrinciples of accident investigation; Inspections and audits; Techniques of inspection; Reference; 4. Techniques of Construction Safety Management; Objectives; Benefits; Key elements; And if companies do not do all this?; Is it all just a pile of paperwork?; World best practice; The role of the client; The contractor and CDM; The Principal Contractor and CDM; The Planning Supervisor and CDM; Competence, qualification and selection under CDM; The Health and Safety File; 5. The Safety Policy; Legal requirements; The policy in practice; Manuals and QA systems Policy contentsOther safety policy considerations; 'Off the shelf safety policies; 6. Assessing the Risks; Benefits; Types of risk assessment; Contents of risk assessment; Hazard evaluation; Job safety analysis; Ranking hazards by risk; Decision-making; Controlling the risks; Monitoring; Health surveillance; Information to others; Format of risk assessments; Project risk assessments; Practical compliance; COSHH assessments; Manual handling assessments; Display screen equipment assessments; 7. Control Strategies for Construction Work; Designing for safety and health; Planning the work Emergency proceduresSetting up the site; Safe place of work; References; 8. The Health and Safety Plan; Pre-tender Health and Safety Plan; Developing the construction phase Health and Safety; Plan Project safety management commitment statement; Roles and responsibilities of project staff; Project Major Emergency Plan; 9. Training; Training needs; Training for management; Environmental, health and safety specialists; Legal requirements; 10. Meetings; Meeting with contractors; Weekly safety meetings; Monthly safety meetings; 11. Understanding People; Why people fail; Ergonomics; Stress CommunicationReports; Getting the message across; Safety propaganda; References; 12. Joint Consultation; The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977; The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996; Consultation at site and project level; 13. Access to Information; Safety professionals; Other advice; Part 2 Environment, Health and Safety Issues; 14. Construction and the Environment; Waste management and pollution control; Initial ground contamination; Remediation; Spillage control; Pesticide use and control; Hazardous waste management Control of substances hazardous to health |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996218606603316 |
Holt Allan St. John | ||
Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Principles of construction safety / / Allan St. John Holt |
Autore | Holt Allan St. John |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
Disciplina | 690/.22 |
Soggetto topico |
Building - Safety measures
Industrial safety |
ISBN |
1-281-31849-3
9786611318499 0-470-69052-6 0-470-68024-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Principles of Construction Safety; Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Construction Safety Management; 1. Fundamentals; What is 'safety'; Basic terms; What causes accidents?; Techniques of accident prevention; Benefits of accident prevention; 2. Where are We Now?; Types of injury; Accident causes; Occupational health and hygiene; Dangerous occurrences; Reference; 3. Measuring Performance and Recording Information; Behaviour-based safety; 'No injuries-no problems!'; 'All I want to know is the facts!'; Calculating rates; Other performance measures
Accident investigation and recordingPrinciples of accident investigation; Inspections and audits; Techniques of inspection; Reference; 4. Techniques of Construction Safety Management; Objectives; Benefits; Key elements; And if companies do not do all this?; Is it all just a pile of paperwork?; World best practice; The role of the client; The contractor and CDM; The Principal Contractor and CDM; The Planning Supervisor and CDM; Competence, qualification and selection under CDM; The Health and Safety File; 5. The Safety Policy; Legal requirements; The policy in practice; Manuals and QA systems Policy contentsOther safety policy considerations; 'Off the shelf safety policies; 6. Assessing the Risks; Benefits; Types of risk assessment; Contents of risk assessment; Hazard evaluation; Job safety analysis; Ranking hazards by risk; Decision-making; Controlling the risks; Monitoring; Health surveillance; Information to others; Format of risk assessments; Project risk assessments; Practical compliance; COSHH assessments; Manual handling assessments; Display screen equipment assessments; 7. Control Strategies for Construction Work; Designing for safety and health; Planning the work Emergency proceduresSetting up the site; Safe place of work; References; 8. The Health and Safety Plan; Pre-tender Health and Safety Plan; Developing the construction phase Health and Safety; Plan Project safety management commitment statement; Roles and responsibilities of project staff; Project Major Emergency Plan; 9. Training; Training needs; Training for management; Environmental, health and safety specialists; Legal requirements; 10. Meetings; Meeting with contractors; Weekly safety meetings; Monthly safety meetings; 11. Understanding People; Why people fail; Ergonomics; Stress CommunicationReports; Getting the message across; Safety propaganda; References; 12. Joint Consultation; The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977; The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996; Consultation at site and project level; 13. Access to Information; Safety professionals; Other advice; Part 2 Environment, Health and Safety Issues; 14. Construction and the Environment; Waste management and pollution control; Initial ground contamination; Remediation; Spillage control; Pesticide use and control; Hazardous waste management Control of substances hazardous to health |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819553503321 |
Holt Allan St. John | ||
Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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