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Research - Safe by Design 
  
 
Research for Designer Safety

 

Research on STAGE has just been completed at the University of the West of England. STAGE Research - Abstract.pdf

 

Once published, findings and forward recommendations will be posted on this site. However, a recommended reading list has been summerised below on other research undertaken on this subject.

 

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Recent Studies in Connection to Construction Safety by Design
 
 

Research Papers and Reports

 

Baker, G. and Barsotti, A. (2004), Procurement Methods to Facilitate Designing for Safety and Health. Designing for Safety and Health in Construction, Organ University

 

Barber J, (1997), Defending Safety and Environmental Prosecutions: Some Positive Thoughts, Construction Law Journal, Volume 13, Number 2, Pages 95-106,

 

Baxendale T, Jones O, (2000), Construction Design and Management Safety Regulations in Practice – Progress on Implementation, International Journal of Project Management, Number 18, Pages 33-40,

 

Behm M, (2004), Liability, Regulatory and contractual issues in designing for safety, (p165-178)

 

Behm M, (2005), Linking construction facilities to the design for construction safety concept, Safety Science 43 pp 589-611

 

Bennett, L, (2004), Peer review of analysis of specialist group reports on causes of construction accidents, Health and Safety Executive Research Report 218, HSE, 2004.

 

Bennett L, (2006b), The Commercial Case for applying CDM – Case studies, Research Report 467, HSE Books

 

Bone, Sylvester (1995), Information on Site Safety for Designers of Smaller Building Projects, HSE Contract Research Report 72/1995, HSE, 1995

 

Brown G, (2004), Creating a Knowledge Benchmark for Construction Sector Designers,  University of Salford, Information Systems Institute (p 136-143)

 

CEBE, Gough T (2005), Briefing notes for design tutors in schools of Architecture, Prepared for the Special Interest Group for Health and safety in Design

 

Carpenter J, (2006), Developing guidelines for the selection of designers and contractors under the CDM regulations 1994, Research Report 422, HSE Books, HMSO

 

Carpenter J, Symonds (2004), Identification and Management of Risk in Undergraduate Construction Courses (Supplementary Report), Liverpool John Moores & Charlton Smith Partnership, HSE

 

Carpenter J, (2001), Identification and Management of Risk in Undergraduate Construction Courses, Liverpool John Moores & Charlton Smith Partnership, HSE

 

Christian J, (1999), Teaching health and safety to construction engineers, implementation of health and safety on construction sites, Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 251-256

 

CIRIA, (2003a). CDM Regulations - work sector guidance for designers.C604 London, CIRIA.

 

CIRIA, (2003b), Iddon J, Carpenter J, Safe Access for Maintenance and Repair: Best Practice Guidance, CIRIA, London

 

Construction Industry Institute (CII), (1995), Constructability: Executive Summary CII, Austin, Texas

 

Construction Industry Institute (CII), (1993), Constructability implementation guide, Bureau of Engineering Research, Austin: University of Texas, Publication 34-2, 1 February 1993.

 

Consultancy Company, (1997), Evaluation of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2004, HSE Contract Research Report 158/1997, HSE Books

 

Cross N (1990), The nature and nurture of the design ability, Design Studies 11(3): 127-140

 

Davison, J, 2003 The development of a knowledge based system to deliver health and safety information to designers in the construction industry, HSE Books, HMSO, 2003

 

Dester WS, Blockley DI, (1995), Safety Behaviour and Culture in Construction, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol 2 (1), pp 17-26

 

Duffy, BM (2004), Techniques and Procedures for an effective Communication of Health and Safety Information, (p118-143) Designing for Safety and Health in Construction, Proceeding from a research and practice symposium, University of Oregon Press

 

Easterman C M ,(1970), On the analysis of the intuitive design process, Emerging methods in environmental design in environmental design and planning, Cambridge Mas, MIT Press.

 

ECI (2000), Designing for Safety and Health, Proceedings of the ECI/CIB/HSE international Conference, London, European Construction Institute, Loughborough, ed A G F Gibb, June 245pp ECI, Publications

 

Edmonds GA, Miles DWJ, 1984, Foundations for Change – Aspects of the Construction Industry in Developing Countries, Intermediate Technologies Publications

 

Franklin, P. (2005) Designer Initiative HSE Report, [online], Available from: URL: http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/designers/report05.pdf

 

Gambatese JA, Improving Construction Safety through a Projects Design: The Impact of Design for Safety (Part 1 of 2), UNPUBLISHED, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University (http://mmtmagazine.org/archives/index.html)

 

Gambatese JA, Improving Construction Safety through a Projects Design: The Impact of Design for Safety (Part 2 of 2), UNPUBLISHED, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University (http://mmtmagazine.org/archives/index.html)

 

Gambates J, (1999), Addressing construction worker safety in the design phase, designing for construction worker safety, Automation in Construction, Volume 8, Issue 6 PP 643-649.

 

Gambatese JA,(1998), Liability in Designing for Construction Worker Safety, Journal of Architectural Engineering, Volume 4, Part 3, Pages 107-112

 

Gambatese JA,  Hinze J and Haas C, (1997),  Tool to Design for Construction Worker Safety, Journal of Architectural Engineering, Volume 3, Part 1, Pages 32-42

 

Gibb A, Haslam R, Hide S, Gyi D (2004a), The Role of Design in Accident Causality, Proceedings from a Research and Practice Symposium (ed Hecker S, Gambatatese J, Weinstein M), University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Centre, University of Oregon Press, pp 11-21

 

Gibb A (2004b), Designing for Safety and Health in Construction – A European/ UK View, Proceedings from a Research and Practice Symposium (ed Hecker S, Gambatatese J, Weinstein M), University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Centre, University of Oregon Press, 2004 – pp 44 - 58

 

Greenstreet Berman, (2003), The case for CDM: better safer design – a pilot study, HSE Books, HMSO

 

Harris P, Leech J, (2000), Are Architects and Engineers Responsible for Build ability in Design, Construction Law Journal, Volume 16, Number 1

 

Hecker S, Gambatese J, Weinstein M, (2005), Designing for Worker Safety- Moving the Construction Safety  Process Upstream, Professional Safety, Pages 32-44, September

 

Hecker S, Gambatese J, (2003), Safety in Design: A Proactive Approach to Construction Worker Safety and Health, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Volume 18(5), Pages 339-342

 

Haslam RA, Hide SA, Gibb AGF, Gyi DE, Pavitt T, Atkinson S, Duff AR, (2005), Contributing Factors in Construction Accidents, Applied Ergonomics, Number 36, Pages 401-415

 

Hinze J, Gambatese (1996), Addressing Construction Worker Safety in the Project Design, CII Research report 101-11, June 1996, Austin, University of Texas

 

Hinze J and Wiegand (1995), Role of Designers in Construction Worker Safety, Journal of Construction and Engineering and Management, 118 (4): Pages 677-684

 

Howles V, Baldry, (2006), The duties of Construction clients under health and safety legislation and their impact on the minimisation of risk and the avoidance of failure, Construction Law Journal, 22, pp 499-514.

 

HSE (2007), Improving the effectiveness of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994, BOMEL Limited for the Health and Safety Executive, RR538

 

HSE (2004), Peer review of analysis of specialist group reports on causes of construction accidents, Habilis Ltd, RR218

 

HSE (2004), Integrated Gateways: Planning out Health and Safety Risk, Glasgow Caledonian University, RR263.

 

HSE (2003), Causal factors in construction accidents, Loughborough University and UMIST for the Health and Safety Executive, RR156

 

Kroemer, K.H.E., Kroemer, K.B., and Kroemer-Elbert, K.E. (2001) Ergonomics: How to design for ease and efficiency, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle Rivert, NJ.

 

Lam PTI, Wong FWH, Chan, APC, (2006), Contributions of Designers to Improving Buildability and Constructability, Design Studies, Number 27, Pages 457-479

 

Loughborough University and UMIST (2003), Causal factors in construction accidents, Health and Safety Executive Research Report 156, HSE

 

Robertson I T, Duff A R, Marsh T W, Phillips R A, Weyman A K and Cooper M D (1999), Improving safety on construction sites by changing behaviour (Parts 1 & 2), HSE Books, HMSO, London

 

Smith GR, Arnold TM, (1999), Safety education expectations for construction engineering and management students, implementation of health and safety on construction sites, Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 265-272

 

Wang J, Ruxton T, A Design-for-Safety Methodology for Large Engineering Systems, Journal of Engineering Design, Volume 9, Number 2, Pages 159-170, 1998

 

Watson, (2006), Report on Designers Compliance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulation and Health and Safety Guidance for Designers, WSP on behalf of the HSE, issued to author by email (5TH March 2007).

 

Weinstein, W. J. Gambatese and S. Hecker (2005), Can Design Improve Construction Safety?: Assessing the Impact of a Collaborative Safety-in-Design Process, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 131(10): 1125-1134.

 

Workcover, New South Wales, (2001), CHAIR Safety in Design Tool, Retrieved from: Workcover Home Page, [online], Available from: URL: www.workcoveer.nsw.gov.au, [Accessed 03/12/2007]

 

 Wright M, Bending M, Pavitt T, Gibb A, (2003), The Case for CDM:better safer design – a pilot study, Research Report 148, HSE Books

 

Articles and Books

 

Barrie G, (1994), Architects fight to block safety rules, Building Magazine, UK (04/02/1994)

 

Bennett, E, (2000), Adding Value through Project Management of CDM, Thomas Telford, London

 

CIRIA, (2004), Gilbertston A, CDM Regulations – Work Sector Guidance for Designers (2nd Ed), CIRIA, London

 

CIRIA, (2003). CDM Regulations - work sector guidance for designers.C604 London, CIRIA.

 

CIRIA, (2003), Iddon J, Carpenter J, Safe Access for Maintenance and Repair: Best Practice Guidance, CIRIA, London

 

CIRIA, (2001). Managing project change, A best practice guide.C556 London, CIRIA.

 

CIRIA, (1995), CDM Regulations – Case Study Guidance for Designers: An interim Report, CIRIA, London

 

Curwell S, March C, Venables (ed), (2001) Buildings and Health, RIBA Publishing, London, 1990

 

Duff, R. and A. Suraji (2000). Incorporating site management factors into design for a safe construction process. Designing for safety and health, London.

 

Gambatese J A, (2000), Safety in Designers Hands, Civil Engineering Magazine, vol 20 pt 6, pp 56-59

 

Griffith A and Sidwell AC (1995), Constructionability in building and engineering projects, Macmillian Press Ltd, Basingstoke

 

Heckler (2005), Designing for Safety and Health in Construction, Proceeding from a research and practice symposium, University of Oregon Press

 

HSE, (1995). Designing for health and safety in construction, A guide for designers on the

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994. London, HMSO.

 

Joseph C, Delves A, (1995), CDM – Brief for a designer’s handbook, HSE Books, HMS

 

Markus TA, (1972), The role of building performance measurement and appraisal in design method, Design methods in Architecture, London, Lund Humphries

 

Sinnott R, (1985), Safety and Security in Building Design, Collins

 

Stevens, A. J. (2002), BAA Manual of design for health and safety in construction, BAA.

 

Thorpe B, (2005), Health and Safety in Construction Design, Gower Publishing, London