{"product_id":"principles-of-construction-safety-isbn-9781405134460","title":"Principles of Construction Safety","description":"The construction industry has not had a good record on health and safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches of the law. \u003cp\u003eThis book provides a unique resource for all those who construct or procure the construction of projects of all sizes and in all countries and for clients who need to keep abreast of their own and their contractors' responsibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt gives practical guidance on best practice, including:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emeasuring performance and recording information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edeveloping a safety policy and method statements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eassessing risk\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etraining and understanding people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe basics of the construction\/environment interface\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book addresses several topics not found in other reference works, discussing techniques of health and safety and basic environmental management as applied to the industry. It uniquely provides 50 quick reference guides setting out solutions to common problems. These include falls, manual and mechanical handling, work with asbestos and noise. It also summarises the main UK legal requirements on construction safety and health and includes a number of useful checklists and model forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a very experienced health and safety practitioner, who is also author of the highly successful IOSH book Principles of Health and Safety at Work, this book will be welcomed by all responsible for health and safety. It will also provide an excellent text for the NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) Construction Safety and Health national certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e  Introduction; Part 1 Construction Safety Management - Fundamentals; Where are we now?; Measuring performance \u0026amp; recording information; Techniques of construction safety management; The Safety policy; Assessing the risks; Control strategies for construction work; The Health and Safety plan; Training; Meetings; Understanding people; Joint consultation; Access to information; Part 2 Environment, Health and Safety Issues - Construction and the environment; Construction hazards and solutions; Quick reference guide; Part 3 Legal Requirements - Construction Health and safety law; Index  \"The author draws upon his lifetime experience in construction-related health and safety to provide the information and the background material important for a full understanding of the issues involved. This book is aimed at every participant in the construction industry needing information and guidance on current and future best practice.\" from the Foreword by \u003ci\u003eSir Frank Lampl, President, Bovis Lend Lease\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"a vast amount of information is contained .concise, well written ... an impressive and very satisfactory work.\" \u003ci\u003eThe RoSPA Occupational Safety \u0026amp; Health Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"full of valuable advice and practical help in the form of checklists, assessment criteria and so on.... a fine addition to safety publications.\" \u003ci\u003eConstruction Manager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Allan St John Holt has twice been elected to the Presidency of the UK’s professional body, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. He is a Fellow of the Institution and a Registered Safety Practitioner. An internationally-known lecturer and writer on safety management and other topics, he has presented seminars and featured as keynote speaker at conferences on every continent. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllan Holt’s lifetime contribution to injury prevention was recognised in 1997, when he was inducted into the Safety and Health Hall of Fame International in Chicago, Illinois for services to international safety management. He is the only non-American to have been elected Chairman of the US National Safety Council’s Construction Section (1991) and he received the Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis current position as Head of Safety at Royal Mail Group follows his previous position as Global Director of Environment, Health and Safety for Bovis Lend Lease. Allan Holt has served as a Justice of the Peace since 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e  The construction industry has not had a good record on health and safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches of the law. \u003cp\u003eThis book provides a unique resource for all those who construct or procure the construction of projects of all sizes and in all countries and for clients who need to keep abreast of their own and their contractors' responsibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt gives practical guidance on best practice, including:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emeasuring performance and recording information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edeveloping a safety policy and method statements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eassessing risk\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etraining and understanding people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe basics of the construction\/environment interface\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book addresses several topics not found in other reference works, discussing techniques of health and safety and basic environmental management as applied to the industry. It uniquely provides 50 quick reference guides setting out solutions to common problems. These include falls, manual and mechanical handling, work with asbestos and noise. It also summarises the main UK legal requirements on construction safety and health and includes a number of useful checklists and model forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a very experienced health and safety practitioner, who is also author of the highly successful IOSH book Principles of Health and Safety at Work, this book will be welcomed by all responsible for health and safety. It will also provide an excellent text for the NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) Construction Safety and Health national certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989850865893,"sku":"NP9781405134460","price":96.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405134460.jpg?v=1761785670","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/principles-of-construction-safety-isbn-9781405134460","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}