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PREFACE:
Construction worker safety and health continues to be an important concern for the Washington construction industry .The industry has consistently experienced higher injury and illness rates compared to other states .In fact, the 2011 WA construction total recordable case rate per 100 full-time workers was the highest in the nation (8 .7) . 1 Not only are construction injuries a significant cause of humanitarian concern, but the high cost associated with these injuries and deaths is also a motivation for an improved safety performance in the construction industry .
The “technical” causes of injuries and illnesses (e .g .falls) in construction have long been recognized, and their persistence continues to frustrate construction safety and health practitioners .Improvement in project safety management practices is needed to lower the level of risk and improve worker safety and health performance .There is a great deal of knowledge of specific successful management practices, from pioneering safe companies, which can be used to enhance construction safety and health of the overall industry .
To prevent injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, many construction contractors have implemented successful strategies (“best practices”), which are “above and beyond” regulatory compliance that have helped them improve worker safety and health performance .Even though the construction industry shares a common goal of creating an injury and incident free work environment on its jobsites, there is no common medium to share these best practices that will benefit other contractors and the industry as a whole .These best practices, if shared, can benefit the industry to fulfill its goals of creating an injuryfree work environment on construction sites .Instead of re-inventing the wheel, contractors, who are interested in improving their safety performance, can implement proven best practices during different project phases (e .g .Design or Construction) within their projects, thereby improving their project safety and health performance .
The purpose of the Construction Project Safety Management Best Practices Handbookis to provide comprehensive coverage of best practices from contractors of all phases of a construction project from project planning, design, project start-up, construction, commissioning, and closeout, in separate chapters .
The handbook also provides various templates of safety planning forms and checklists (e .g .Pre-construction safety meeting checklist) .They can be easily replicated by medium or smaller companies who otherwise cannot afford to create these tools from scratch .Each chapter has an “additional resources” section at the end for those who wish to explore more deeply into the topic area . The handbook’s scope is limited to safety management, administration, and programs in construction . The handbook’s primary focus is on project safety administration/management programs .
The handbook is written to meet the needs of project owners, and small and medium-sized contractors as a ready reference guide for project site safety management .It will also be helpful as a safety management training manual for entry-level safety, and construction professionals .
University and college instructors can use this handbook as a construction safety management course textbook for students who are pursuing safety management or construction management degrees .
