Safety is generally interpreted as implying a real and significant impact on risk of death, injury or damage to property. The SHE task force vision is for construction to become an industry where workers are free from harm.
All risks to safety should be assessed and managed. This process should begin at the earliest opportunity – i.e. in the design and project planning phases. The acronym ERIC is a helpful guide to risk heirarchy:
E – Eliminate risk;
R – Reduce risk;
I – if you cannot do E or R then you must I – Inform the appropriate parties who can take further action (often the contractor);
C – Control the risk.
The task force have produced a number of important guidance documents on safety, in particular the SHE Management Guide.
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| ECI Publications & Proceedings | Year | View extract | ||
| ECI Safe Driving on Site | 2011 | View full document | ||
| ECI Leadership and Motivation in SHE | 2009 | View full document | ||
| ECI SHE Management Guide | 2008 | View extract | ||
| ECI Constructon Health and Safety in Developing Countries | 2006 | View extract | ||
| Designing for Safety & Health | 2000 | View prodeedings | ||
| Making the Most of Accidents | 1999 | View proceedings | ||
| Safety Training for Improved Performance | 1998 | View proceedings | ||
| Implementation of SHE Management Systems | 1997 | View proceedings |
| Related Websites and Publications | Website address | |
| European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | http://osha.europa.eu/en | |
| Health, safety and welfare of migrant construction workers – ICE report | http://www.ice.org.uk/getattachment/f1d3cb48-c496-4765-9ed0-5768d2cde29f/Health,-safety-and-welfare-of-migrant-construction.aspx | |
| Institution of Civil Engineers | http://www.ice.org.uk/topics/healthandsafety | |
| Loughborough University H&S | http://constructionsafety.lboro.ac.uk/ | |
| Association for Project Safety | https://www.aps.org.uk/ |
| Related Incidents and lessons learned | Year | ||
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| Acetylene cylinder incident | 2009 | ||
| Indian chimney collapse kills up to 100 workers | 2009 | ||
| Mewp – cherry picker crush fatality | 2008 | ||
| Pressurisation blast fall fatality | 2008 | ||
| Unsafe Grinding Cutting Disks – West Africa | 2008 | ||
| Glass Bottle Alert | 2009 |
Note: These accident and incident reports are provided in good faith. Where possible they have been anonymised. ECI accept no responsibility for their accuracy.