Abstract
The construction industry has been known as the most fatal industries worldwide. Accident affects varies parties involving direct and indirect costs to the contractor and clients as well. The construction safety measures in the current practice often begin during the construction phase rather than at the earliest stages possible. Design for Construction Safety (DfCS) is a process to reduce the hazards and risks during construction by focussing on design decision at the design phase. This concept implementation is new and has yet to be adapted worldwide. With every new culture comes with a set of list to overcome. The top barriers stated by past researchers are lack of knowledge and education followed by increased of liability and the nature of the industry. The initial step to be taken is to adapt this concept in the universities and college level during the designers’ formal education. By mastering this subject, the designers will become more confidence with new found skills while their attitudes towards safety will have a huge impact on workforce safety by eliminating hazards on site.
Highlights
The construction industry is known as one of the most hazardous industries among others
Design for Construction Safety (DfCS) is a process influencing design decision to reduce the need of personal protective equipment such as fall protection both during construction phase and maintenance [3]
This concept is new and has not been widely known in this country’s construction industry culture. This implementation has been performed in the United Kingdon a few years back. To show their support on this concept, they added the duties of designer in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulation (CDM) 2007 where it stated that the duty of the designer to ensure that any design prepared should avoid foreseeable risks to the construction workers
Summary
The construction industry is known as one of the most hazardous industries among others. Researchers are finding ways and methods to reduce the accidents statistics to a minimum target in order to reduce the lost affected by all parties They found that besides putting the site safety responsibilities solely to the contractor, the designers as well as clients have their own roles and responsibility to the safety of the workforces especially during the construction. The objectives are to reduce the project risk at the most minimum while increasing safety of the workforce by thoroughly reviewed the design during the design phase This concept is new and has not been widely known in this country’s construction industry culture. Even though sufficient safety equipment was used in a proper manner on construction site, personal protective equipment itself cannot fully eliminate the risk and hazards provided by the design made
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