1st Edition
Managing Health and Safety in Building and Construction
By Anthony Clarke
Copyright 2000
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
Health and safety is important to everyone nowadays, especially with the burgeoning extent of legislation and regulations in the area both in UK terms but perhaps more importantly within and across the European Community. One of the industries most affected by this is the building and construction sector, which because of its traditionally poor record in this respect and its widespread and... Read more
A brief history of health and safety; The overall architecture of health and safety law; HASWA/MHASWA framework; Health and safety management: five steps; Construction industry: current structure; Risk assessment; Construction (Design and Management Regulations (1994)): practical application; The Construction Regulations 1996: practical application; Dealing with health and safety in construction contracts; The cost and price of health and safety; Epilogue; Appendices; Index.
Biography
Anthony Clarke
'The effective use of diagrams, worked examples and case studies provides a readable and straightforward approach.'
Safety and Health Practitioner
'An ideal reference source for those who wish to gain a detailed knowledge of construction health and safety management.'
Safety Management
Managing Helath & Safety in Building & Construction is a thought-provoking and detailed book which not only contains a wealth of advice on how to manage health and safety on construction sites, but also gives the author's opinions on the issues at stake.
Health and Safety Review
