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 recording -- Principles 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 contents -- Other 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 procedures -- Setting 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 -- Communication -- Reports -- 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 -- Measurement and reduction of energy consumption -- Environmental objectives and targets -- Environmental policies -- References -- 15. Construction Hazards and Solutions -- Access equipment -- Asbestos -- Children and third party safety -- Demolition -- Electricity -- Excavations -- Falls -- Maintenance -- Manual handling -- Mechanical handling -- Noise -- Occupational health basics -- Personal protective equipment -- Radiation -- Roofing work -- Steel erection and decking -- Transport on site -- References.

16. Quick Reference Guide -- 1. Access scaffolding -- 2. Asbestos-containing materials -- 3. Bitumen boilers -- 4. Cartridge tools -- 5. Chainsaws -- 6. Clearing sites -- 7. Cofferdams -- 8. Confined spaces -- 9. Demolition -- 10. Disc cutters -- 11. Disposal of waste materials -- 12. Driving vehicles -- 13. Dumpers -- 14. Electrical work to 415 volts -- 15. Erection of structures -- 16. Excavations -- 17. Falsework -- 18. Fire on site -- 19. Fork-lift trucks -- 20. Gas welding and cutting -- 21. Hand tools -- 22. Joinery workshops -- 23. Ladders and stepladders -- 24. Lasers -- 25. Lifting equipment, general -- 26. Materials hoists -- 27. Mobile cranes -- 28. Mobile elevating work platforms -- 29. Mobile towers -- 30. Portable electrical equipment -- 31. Powered tools - woodworking -- 32. Public protection -- 33. Pressure testing -- 34. Roadworks -- 35. Sewage connections -- 36. Site transport -- 37. Skips -- 38. Steam and water cleaners -- 39. Storage of materials on site -- 40. Storage and use of LPG -- 41. Storage and use of HFL -- 42. Temporary electrical supplies -- 43. Working alone -- 44. Work on fragile roofs -- 45. Work with flat glass -- 46. Working at heights, general -- 47. Working in occupied premises -- 48. Work near underground services -- 49. Work under power lines -- 50. Work over water -- Part 3 Legal Requirements -- 17. Construction Health and Safety Law -- Statute law -- Types of statutory duty -- Development of health and safety law -- Common law -- The Woolf reforms -- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 -- General duties of employers -- General duties of the self-employed -- General duties of employees -- General duties of manufacturers and suppliers -- Charges -- The Health and Safety Commission and Executive -- Powers of inspectors -- Enforcement -- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

Summary of the Regulations relevant to the construction industry -- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and Machinery Safety Requirements -- Some significant definitions -- Summary of the Regulations -- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 -- References -- The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) -- Some significant definitions -- Summary of the Regulations -- Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 -- Some significant definitions -- Summary of the Regulations -- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 -- Some significant definitions -- Summary of the Regulations -- The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 -- Summary of the Regulations -- The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 -- What is a 'substance hazardous to health'? -- Summary of the Regulations -- The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 -- Summary of the Regulations -- The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 -- Summary of the Regulations -- The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 -- Summary of the Regulations -- 18. Penalties -- Index.