| Document ID (ISN) | 77768 |
| CIS number |
01-1821 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2140-5 |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 387/2001
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Improving health and safety in construction - Phase I: Data collection, review and structuring |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2001. 217p. Illus. 56 ref. Price: GBP 35.00. |
| Abstract |
This report covers work undertaken towards improving safety and health in construction. The Phase 1 scope consists of collecting and reviewing data in support of the British Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (RIDDOR) (see CIS 88-1753), to help understand causal factors underlying construction accidents, and to structure the information on accident causation using an "influence network" to provide a basis for quantifying risk and the benefits of improvement measures. The report concentrates on falls from height as the principal source of construction fatalities and makes recommendations on data collection and analysis, and strategies for improving safety and health. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
construction industry; plant safety and health organization; falls from heights |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
protection against falls from heights; responsibilities of employers; legislation; report; notification of accidents and diseases; United Kingdom |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Falls from heights
|
