Infrastructure Development

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Infrastructure Development
1. Introduction
A number of strategies have been designed by scholars in the field of infrastructure development
in a bid to curb the daily risks experienced in any typical civil engineering and building project.
The major concepts in this discussion revolve around the strategies of mitigating risks involved
in building and construction works in the field of civil engineering. The principal concept
however, is safety and health in construction workplaces. Some of the prevalently employed
terminologies in this article include risk, safety, hazard, health, prevention, risk management
strategies, weaknesses and strengths of these strategies of risk management, and findings, among
others (Hillson, 2012).
This article is a blueprint of some of the risk management strategies employed towards realizing
a conducive, healthy and safe workplace for carrying out various construction projects. It gives
an overview of the most common risks likely to be encountered during construction, particularly
injury from a range of falling objects, mishandling of hazardous components, and cases of fire
breakouts. Safety and health risks are present in every construction company. It is therefore
paramount for the management to design applicable strategies to repress these risks at all costs.
Working in accordance to the comfort of employees is a strategic way of minimizing the risks,
while also maximizing productivity and quality service delivery.
Ensuring a safe and healthy working environment is of remarkable significance, not only to the
workers, but also to those within the vicinity of the construction site as everyone desire safety. All
building and construction firms yearn for safety and health as the key factors in enhancing the
wellbeing of their employees and customers. Fostering safety at our work places is the only
guaranteed measure of ensuring every worker gets back safely after work.

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This topic plays a vital role in controlling health and safety related hazards that are likely to be
experienced in a construction site, or any other work environment. Some of the rampant potential
hazards in building and civil engineering working environments vary from harmful chemical
substances, sharp objects, falling debris, food contamination, outbreak of infectious diseases
following poor hygiene, and poisonous gases, among others (Ken Watts, 2018). It contributes
to the reduction of cases of injuries and avoidable illness of employees by creating awareness on
the necessity of understanding the various potential hazards within the work environment.
It is comprised of varying ideologies portrayed by different scholars, outlining their diverse
concepts of risk management and its impacts. Towards the culmination of this piece, the
conventional risks associated with civil engineering and building projects, as well as their
respective remedies will be examined. The article will incorporate an instance of real-life project
with the intent of portraying the actual risks experienced in any construction project, as well as
the applicable techniques of managing these risks.
2. Literature Review
Different scholars have got varying opinions on the urge for risk management strategies, others
steering its embracement with urgency, as their counterparts consider it a minor concern in the
construction industry. Risk management and prevention remain to be the key concepts within
this article. Prevention strategies may include averting cases of occupational diseases and
instances of accidents within a construction company, and is actually preferred to seeking
solution to a problem that has already occurred (Marco, 2011). Some of the important areas
encompassed in this article are discussed intensively in this section.
Concept of Risk