... of critical temporary works items, such as formwork, falsework and tower cranes. 15 08 2022 21 11 2022 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2023 temporary works nuclear power safety & hazards A_bg normalised basic acceleration...

... facilities and equipment. The intent was that, on arriving on site, all new joiners to the programme would recognise the importance placed on their welfare through the equipment and facilities provided. health & safety major project marine construction safety & hazards tunnels and tunnelling...

... at such pressures. The risks and mitigation measures for high-pressure work are explained. 27 04 2019 29 08 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2020 health & safety safety & hazards tunnels & tunneling Oxygen breathing during decompression became mandatory in the UK...

... an expert might be involved in planning but responsibility for implementation would be retained by line management. (corresponding author: a.g.gibb@lboro.ac.uk) 20 05 2019 02 07 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 health & safety management safety & hazards...

... 30 11 2016 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 infrastructure planning safety & hazards site investigation Crossrail is a £14·8 billion project to deliver the Elizabeth line – a new high-frequency, high-speed suburban railway serving London and its surrounding regions...

... 16 11 2015 01 07 2016 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2016 geotechnical engineering safety & hazards Hong Kong has a population of over 7 million in a small land area of approximately 1100 km², some 60% of which comprises natural terrain. The scarcity...

... hearing loss and respiratory disorders and are being trialled with young apprentices aiming to change their attitudes and behaviours. 07 07 2014 27 04 2015 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 health & safety safety & hazards management Occupational illnesses...

... proved a great success, both in the UK and internationally. 24 3 2014 10 2 2014 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2014 education & training roads & highways safety & hazards Over the last 10 years, an average 33 fatal injuries in the UK each year have...

... of the extensions either reflected best practice or ensured that what was required actually happened (some requirements, such as early appointment of CDM coordinators, are not always followed in the wider construction industry (Frontline Consultants, 2012)). health & safety safety & hazards...

.... health & safety olympics safety & hazards The management of health and safety on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games construction programme encompasses the Olympic Park, the largest regeneration project in Europe, the Athletes' Village, Europe's largest new housing project...

... structure & design safety & hazards temporary works Hong Kong continues its long-standing tradition of using bamboo scaffolding for new construction, renovation, repair work and signage (Fig. 1). The city stands alone from the rest of the world in recognising the sustainability of bamboo over...

.... © 2008 Thomas Telford Ltd 2008 fire engineering safety & hazards tunnels & tunnelling The catastrophic fire in the Mont Blanc road tunnel between France and Italy on 24 March 1999 seemed to take the world by surprise. Thirty-nine people died as a consequence of a fire...

... the following. © 2008 Thomas Telford Ltd 2008 education & training history safety & hazards The historian Edward Carr 1 wrote that modern man In another example, a plant manufactured acetone, a volatile flammable liquid miscible with water. The acetone produced contained...

... attention to such institutional risks, managers busy making decisions may be unaware of their collective faults—a problem seen at its extreme in the Challenger space shuttle tragedy (case F). © 2008 Thomas Telford Ltd 2008 failure history safety & hazards Faults in design...

... of train movement risks, namely train collisions, derailments and fires. These were originally derived from studies used for the development of the outline railway safety case referred to earlier. © 2007 Thomas Telford Ltd 2007 railway systems safety & hazards tunnels & tunnelling...

... to create a failure mechanism. © 2007 Thomas Telford Ltd 2007 safety & hazards Structural failure continues to be a matter of great concern. Recent events include the Gerrards Cross tunnel in 2005, the Milton Keynes scaffolding and Montreal highway bridge in 2006, and a number...

... at a shallow angle can provide excellent visibility far ahead of a driver. It was the subject of UK patent 1 585 498 8 and entered licensed production in 1978 with Hugh Logan Engineering under the trademark Visirail. © 2007 Thomas Telford Ltd 2007 roads & highways safety & hazards town...

... be done about them? Has everyone understood the answers to these questions? © 2006 Thomas Telford Ltd 2006 geology infrastructure planning safety & hazards The impact of geological hazards—geohazards—on society is huge. Every year earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods...

... inadequate—and what implications do such differences have on efforts to secure safe construction work-sites? © 2006 Thomas Telford Ltd 2006 health & safety risk & probability analysis safety & hazards At its most basic, risk assessment is a straightforward concept that few would...

... & probability analysis safety & hazards This paper describes aspects of the findings of a three-year research project, Construction Accident Causality (ConCA), 1 funded by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE). ConCA used a combination of focus groups and a detailed study of 100 construction...