UCL Civil Engineering: Health and Safety at Construction Sites Report

This report from a UCL Civil Engineering student investigates health and safety practices at construction sites, focusing on accident mitigation strategies. The report begins with an introduction to the topic, providing statistical data on construction site accidents and the importance of health and safety management, including the Construction Design and Management Regulation (CDM 2015). The report outlines the aims and objectives, specifically addressing the mitigation of minor accidents and the role of site inductions. The methodology section likely details the approach used to gather data, including a case study, followed by the findings, which might include an analysis of the causes of accidents and the effectiveness of current safety measures. The report concludes with a summary of the findings and provides recommendations, such as the importance of regular safety meetings, minimizing night work, effective training, and improved insurance mechanisms. The report also suggests using new technological tools and a health and safety management system. The report references various sources and provides a comprehensive overview of construction site safety, offering practical insights and solutions for improving workplace safety. The report is available on Desklib, a platform that provides study resources.

Health & Safety at Construction siteProgramme
Name of Student
Supervisor
UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and
Geomatic Engineering, Gower St, London ,WC1E
6BT
1. Introduction
• Employment
• Contribution in
economy
• Accidents rates
More than 2.2
million contribute
approx. 7 percent
of total
employment.
£115 billion
30 accidents
Construction Design and Management Regulation
(CDM 2015)
This provide a systematic approach to prevent accidents
rate and make sure all employees working in safe
environment and provide guidelines at construction site.
2. Aims and Objectives
The aim of the research
This study ‘Health & Safety; How to mitigate minor
and near miss accidents on construction sites and
assessing the role of site inductions used to aid this’ on
Morgan Sindall Group.
Objectives of the research
• To identify minor accidents which happened at
construction site
• To determine the role of site induction at
construction site
• To determine the impact of site induction on
reducing rate of accidents at construction site
• To recommend different approaches in order to
minimize rate of minor accidents at construction
site.
3. Methodology
Construction (Design and management)
4. Conclusion
This is the part of the research in which summarise the
overall report effectively. The first phase of the study has
been concluded the background of the research and
company operation. The topic is related with the
mitigating risk at construction site. There are different
objectives and those are interlinked with each other.
Develop an appropriate health and safety
management system and use new technological tool
at site
Statistics United Kingdom Russia
Approx. 6.1
million contribute
8 percent of total
employment.
£280 billion
Approx. 480
accidents.
Fatal injuries to worker by major sector:
5
In order to reduced accidents company need to
minimize nigh work
This is the roles and responsibility of project
manager is to conduct safety meeting on daily basis.
5. Recommendation
Provide effective training before sent their staff at
construction site and review such training on regular
basis.
Insurance mechanism should be improved which
helps to reduction of financial burden on the
company.
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