| Document ID (ISN) | 108296 |
| CIS number |
08-882 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report 458
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
The global perspective in addressing construction risks |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2006. xiv, 134p. Illus. 31 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr458.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
Global risks are defined as the overall risks resulting from all phases of a construction project. These need to be evaluated for each potential construction method in order to select the method with the lowest overall risk in relation to what is reasonably practicable. However, there is a lack of information on global risks which can be used in decision making. The Global Risk Toolkit has been developed to address that need. The first stage consists of hazard identification with qualitative analyses of the results. If further information or clarification is required, a methodology is presented for quantitative assessment of the global risks. The toolkit also provides risk profiles, probabilities of accidents and the financial consequences of these accidents. This toolkit has been applied to a range of scenarios involving work at height, workplace transport and the handling of materials. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; risk factors; construction industry; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
materials handling; report; description of technique; in-plant transport; economic aspects; work at height |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
Construction industry and civil engineering
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