Health and Safety in Construction

Guidance for Construction Professionals
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3118-0
Verlag: Emerald Publishing Limited

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

All civil engineers and construction professionals concerned with the construction process have both professional and legal duties to take care, not only of their own health and safety at work, but the health and safety of others who might be put at risk.Health and Safety in Construction offers clear guidance on the responsibilities of construction professionals for health and safety in construction. Construction professionals need to work together to ensure consistently high standards and this essential guide will help achieve a measured and effective response to this challenge.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barber, John

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudebrandschutz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Professional duties

Civil liability

Statutory framework

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) General duties

Health and Safety Regulations and Approved Code of Practice (ACoPs)

Management of health and safety at Work Regulations 1992/99 (MHSWR) and risk assessment

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM Regulations)

Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996

Contractual provisions

Duty to warn

General conclusion