Getting the message
Series: New Civil Engineer ; 23 September 2004, 18-19(2)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: Looks at the details of the New Civil Engineer's (NCE) survey into industry attitudes to safety. Overall, the results show that there is a culture of blame for safety failings. In particular, contractors blame designers for not taking enough responsibility for safety. The NCE survey found that 87% of designers thought they could do more to design out risks in construction and emphasised that lack of knowledge was the greatest barrier to better designs for safe construction.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Looks at the details of the New Civil Engineer's (NCE) survey into industry attitudes to safety. Overall, the results show that there is a culture of blame for safety failings. In particular, contractors blame designers for not taking enough responsibility for safety. The NCE survey found that 87% of designers thought they could do more to design out risks in construction and emphasised that lack of knowledge was the greatest barrier to better designs for safe construction.