ICE manual of health and safety in construction / Ciaran McAleenan, MPhil CEng MICE, David A.O. Oloke, BEng MSc PhD CEng MICE MCIOB MNSE.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McAleenan, Ciaran, editor.

Oloke, David, editor.

Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)

Series:

ICE manuals.

ICE manuals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction industry--Employees--Health and hygiene--Great Britain.

Construction industry.

Construction industry--Safety regulations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 294 p.) : ill.

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Manual of health and safety in construction

Health and safety in construction

Place of Publication:

London : ICE Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Written and edited by experienced construction industry professionals, the 'ICE Manual of Health and Safety in Construction' provides invaluable practical guidance on how hazards can be removed, controlled or managed, through all the stages of construction projects.

Contents:

Section 1: Introduction

1. Legal principles / A. Metherall

2. Responsibilities of key duty holders in construction design and management / D.A.O. Oloke

3. Culture and leadership in the construction industry / P. McAleenan, F. Sherratt

Section 2: Managing occupational health and safety in construction

4. Managing workers' conditions / P. McAleenan

5. The different phases in construction : design in health and safety to the project life cycle / S. Steven

6. Prevention through design and the opportunity for creativity : an international perspective / R. McAleenan

7. Establishing operational control processes / C. McAleenan

8. Occupational health and safety management systems / P. McAleenan

9. Emerging technologies for construction health and safety / D. Heesom

10. Procurement / R. Weatherup, C. McAleenan

Section 3: Health hazards

11. Recognising health hazards in construction / D. Skan

12. Occupational health issues in construction / A.G.F. Gibb, W. Jones

13. Controlling exposure to chemical hazards / P. McAleenan

14. Controlling exposure to biological hazards / A. Coker, M.K.C. Sridhar, O.T. Okareh, M.E. Coker

15. Controlling exposure to physical hazards / T.C. Haupt

Section 4: Safety hazards

16. Assessing safety issues in construction / P. McAleenan

17. Working at height and roofwork / P. McAleenan

18. Excavations and piling / M. Battman

19. Confined spaces / P. McAleenan

20. Falsework / J. Carpenter

21. Transportation, vehicle movement and lifting operations / D.R. Bramall

22. Design and operation of temporary traffic management systems / D.R. Bramall

23. Fire and explosion hazards / D.W. Price, G. Burgin

24. Working on, in, over or near water / D.N. Porter

Index.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 9, 2015).

ISBN:

9781523105601 (e-book)

9780727760104 (hbk.)

9780727760128