'This is an essential reference book for engineers, providing comprehensive coverage of health and safety, and incorporating the latest thinking. For legal and ethical reasons engineers must commit to good health and safety management. This book demonstrates how to meet these obligations throughout the life of a project and at the same time achieve commercial advantage.'
Helen Stone ISI BSc Eng FISE, Past Chairman of Health and Safety Board, Institution of Civil Engineers
As an engineer, ensuring that you follow the correct health and safety procedures is becoming an increasingly important and onerous task. Recent incidents involving large negligence claims, and the introduction of the CDM Regulations, have served to highlight the need to have proper health and safety procedures in place, to ensure the welfare of your employees and avoid unnecessary incidents.
This new guide offers practical advice on a wide range of issues including professional ethics, risk assessment, the impact of CDM Regulations, health hazards, dealing with sub-contractors and the trade union view. This multi-author work draws on a wealth of expertise including the Health & Safety Executive, Masons Solicitors and the Symonds Group .
Preface
Chapter 1 : Legal Requirements
Chapter 2 : Professional Ethics and Morals
Chapter 3 : The CDM Regulations : Keeping an Air of Realiam
Chapter 4 : Design for Safety
Chapter 5 : Risk Assessment
Chapter 6 : Personal Safety
Chapter 7 : Small Capital and Maintenance Works
Chapter 8 : Managing Hazardous Substances in Construction
Chapter 9 : Subcontract Management
Chapter 10 : International Safety Considerations
Chapter 11 : The Health and Safety Commission and Executive : Dealing with an Inspector
Chapter 12 : Twenty-One Years on : Construction and Trade Union Representatives
Chapter 13 : Growing a Safety Culture
Index
