Principles of Construction Safety

Principles of Construction Safety
Author : Allan St John Holt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 288
Release : 2008-06-09
ISBN 10 : 9780470763353
ISBN 13 : 0470763353
Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL
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The construction industry has not had a good record on health andsafety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breachesof the law. This book provides a unique resource for all those who construct orprocure the construction of projects of all sizes and in allcountries and for clients who need to keep abreast of their own andtheir 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 referenceworks, discussing techniques of health and safety and basicenvironmental management as applied to the industry. It uniquelyprovides 50 quick reference guides setting out solutions to commonproblems. These include falls, manual and mechanical handling, workwith asbestos and noise. It also summarises the main UK legalrequirements on construction safety and health and includes anumber of useful checklists and model forms. Written by a very experienced health and safety practitioner, whois also author of the highly successful IOSH book Principles ofHealth and Safety at Work, this book will be welcomed by allresponsible for health and safety. It will also provide anexcellent text for the NEBOSH (National Examination Board inOccupational Safety and Health) Construction Safety and Healthnational certificate. The author Allan St John Holt has twice been elected to the Presidency of theUK's professional body, the Institution of Occupational Safety andHealth. He is a Fellow of the Institution and a Registered SafetyPractitioner. An internationally-known lecturer and writer onsafety management and other topics, he has presented seminars andfeatured as keynote speaker at conferences on everycontinent. Allan Holt's lifetime contribution to injury prevention wasrecognised in 1997, when he was inducted into the Safety and HealthHall of Fame International in Chicago, Illinois for services tointernational safety management. He is the only non-American tohave been elected Chairman of the US National Safety Council'sConstruction Section (1991) and he received the Council'sDistinguished Service to Safety Award in 2000. His current position as Head of Safety at Royal Mail Group followshis previous position as Global Director of Environment, Health andSafety for Bovis Lend Lease. Allan Holt has served as a Justice ofthe Peace since 1987. From reviews of the book 'The book is full of valuable advice and practical help in the formof checklists, assessment criteria and so on ... a fine addition tosafety publications.' - Construction Manager 'Written by a long-experienced health and safety specialist ...this is an impressive and very satisfactory work.' - The RoSPAOccupational Safety & Health Journal Also of interest CDM Regulations Procedures Manual Stuart Summerhayes 1 4051 0740 5 Second edition Design Contribution to Health and Safety Management Stuart Summerhayes 1 4051 3275 2 Cover design by Simon Witter Photograph courtesy of FREECPD LIMITED www.thatconstructionsite.com

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