Safer Construction – The Development of a Guide to Best Practice

Summary

The research identified industry best practices in relation to improving occupational health and safety across the construction project life cycle.

The project was led by Engineers Australia and guided by an industry steering group comprising public and private sector construction clients, professional bodies representing designers (architects and engineers) and industry associations.

The research produced a guide to sharing responsibility for occupational health and safety between clients, designers and constructors in the Australian construction industry.

The impact of the guide was recognised by Engineers Australia with the award of an Engineering Excellence Award in 2010.

Team

• Neil Ryan
• Ron Wakefield
• Helen Lingard
• Kerry Brown
• Verena Marshall
• Nick Blismas, etc.

Partners

• Co-operative Research Centre – Construction Innovation

Publications

• Guide to Best Practice for Safer Construction

Peer-reviewed papers/outputs

• LINGARD, H. & WAKEFIELD, R. (2013), A voluntary approach to designing for safer construction, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Journal of Management, Procurement and Law, 166,(5), pp. 249 – 259.