Management

Protecting the public

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This guidance is aimed at everyone involved in the construction process. It provides practical advice on how those designing, planning, maintaining and carrying out construction work can minimise the risks to those who are not involved in the construction process but may be affected.
2 Each year construction work injures and kills people who have no direct connection to it.
3 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities receive many complaints from the public concerning construction activities. Some complaints involve actual risks while other complaints pose little risk to health and safety. Some complaints arise directly from nuisance. Such public concern impairs the image of the construction sector.
4 Most of these accidents and complaints could have been avoided. This book aims to advise you how this can be achieved. The advice is mainly concerned with preventing accidents and ill health to the public, but it may also help reduce nuisance issues. It identifies the hazards and risks which most commonly affect the public and visitors to sites. It outlines the law that is most relevant to protecting the public and provides advice on how you can comply with your duties. The guidance covers how you can define and maintain the site perimeter and keep the public separated from construction work. It highlights the importance of authorising workers and visitors who come on to your site, even for short periods. It also indicates where problems are most likely to be encountered and suggests ways to control them.

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Publisher

: ., 2009

Collation

1-38

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978 0 7176 6294 4

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Edition

Second Edition

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Protecting the public

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