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A Critical Review of the Practical Aspects of Health and Safety Management in the Construction Industry
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Module: Construction Health and SafetyAssignment No.: 03
A Critical Review of the Practical Aspects of Health and Safety
Management in the Construction Industry
December 2022
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,Contents
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1. What is Health and Safety Management in Construction? .............................................................................. 4
2.0 Background and Objective of the Assignment ................................................................................................... 4
3.0 Review of Accidents and Fatal Injuries in the UK Construction Industry........................................................... 4
3.1 In Large Construction Firms ................................................................................................................................. 5
3.2 In Small Construction Firms .................................................................................................................................. 6
4.0 Comparison of Accidents and Fatal Injuries between Small and Large Construction Companies ................. 9
5.0 Review of Accidents and Fatal Injuries across the Industry .............................................................................. 10
6.0 Practical Actions to Reduce Accidents and Incidents on Site ............................................................................ 12
6.1 Causes of accidents and methods to reduce accidents and incidents on site including issues relevant to
training .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
a. Causes of Accidents ............................................................................................................................................ 12
b. Practical methods to reduce accidents and incidents on site ...................................................................... 13
c. Relevant Training ................................................................................................................................................ 14
6.2 Health and Safety issues created by the Principal Contractor/Sub-Contractor relationship ..................... 14
6.3 Management of Risk including Enterprise/Project risk, Risk Assessment and Response .......................... 15
6.4 Health and Safety Management Systems including the PDCA Cycle ............................................................ 16
a. Health and Safety Management Systems ....................................................................................................... 16
b. Using the Deming Cycle (PDCA) ....................................................................................................................... 16
7.0 Conclusion and Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 17
8.0 References: ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
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, Table of Figures
Figure 1. Fatal Injuries in Large Construction Firms (Employees), 2009-2016 ....................................................... 6
Figure 2. Fatal Injuries in Large Construction Firms by %, 2009 - 2016 ................................................................. 6
Figure 3. Fatal Injuries in Small Construction Firms (Self-Employed) ....................................................................... 7
Figure 4. Fatal Injuries in Small Construction Firms, by % - 2009 - 2016 ............................................................... 8
Figure 5. Multiple Values by Year ................................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 6. Accident Kinds. The Top Five (5) Causes of Fatal Injuries in the Construction Industries ................. 10
Figure 7. Grand Total of Fatal Injuries in the Entire Industry, 2009-2016............................................................. 11
Figure 8. Multiple Values by Year across the Industry .............................................................................................. 11
Figure 9. Construction Compared to Other Industries .............................................................................................. 12
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