Safety Flashcards
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SiD
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Safety in Design
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What is safety in design
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- a formalised and systematic approach to identifying and mitigating unsafe design
- considered throughout design, documenting and communicating the reasoning behind safety based decisions and the integration of control measures early in the design process to mitigate risks to health and safety
- involves designers, client, operators, end users and other stakeholders
- considered within a wider set of design objectives
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Why is safety in design important
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- we have no choice
- now a requirement under the Health and Safety Act 2016
- safe designs = quality designs
- quality designs = happy users/owners
- happy users/owners = positive reputation
- positive reputation = more work
- more work = job security
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requirements under Health and Safety Act 2016
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“as far as reasonably practicable” identify, mitigate and communicate hazards associated with design
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When is safety in design applied
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- as early as possible in the design phase
- as many times as appropriate for the risk of harm and complexity of design
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Who is responsible for SiD
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designers
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Safety in Design Principles
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- Systematic Risk Management Approach
- Consider the lifecycle
- Knowledge and capability
- Consultation, co-operation and co-ordination
- information transfer
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Systematic Risk Management Approach
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- identify reasonably foreseeable hazards associated with the design
- assess the risks arising from the identified hazards
- mitigate the risk by designing control measures
- review the control measures for effectiveness
effort = risk severity + complexity
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Consider the Lifecycle
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SiD requires designers to:
- consider how their design will affect the health and safety of those who will interact with the designed product throughout its lifecycle
- think about design solutions for reasonably foreseeable hazards throughout the designed products lifecycle
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Knowledge and Capability
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designer should have knowledge or source guidance on:
- work health and safety legislation
- intended purpose of the product
- risk management processes
- technical design standards
- construction methods and how the design impacts them
- hazards associated with individual components of the product
- human dimensions, capacities and behaviours
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Consultation, co-operation and co-ordination
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- consultation is a legal requirement essential for managing work health and safety risks
- more informed decisions by drawing on knowledge and experience of other people
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information transfer
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- key information about identified hazards and their controls MUST be communicated to those involved in each stage of the products lifecycle
- communicate this information to other duty holders to make them aware of any residual risks
- designer responsibility to ensure the client understands what the residual risks and the subsequent mitigation methodologies are on completion of the design
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Monitoring
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a designer must take all practicable steps to ensure that:
- SiD risk assessment requirements are monitored to ensure SiD requirements are being implemented
- keeping the status of control measures and residual risks current
- stakeholders are informed of issues
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5 steps to undertaking an effective SiD review
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- Identify and engage stakeholders
- Hazard identification - systematically identify potentially hazardous situations
- Undertake the SiD risk assessment
- Eliminate or minimise the risks via re-design
- Document SiD outcomes
