Safety

Question 1

SiD

Answer 1

Safety in Design

Question 2

What is safety in design

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

Why is safety in design important

Answer 3

• 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

Question 4

requirements under Health and Safety Act 2016

Answer 4

“as far as reasonably practicable” identify, mitigate and communicate hazards associated with design

Question 5

When is safety in design applied

Answer 5

• as early as possible in the design phase

- as many times as appropriate for the risk of harm and complexity of design

Question 6

Who is responsible for SiD

Answer 6

designers

Question 7

Safety in Design Principles

Answer 7

• Systematic Risk Management Approach
• Consider the lifecycle
• Knowledge and capability
• Consultation, co-operation and co-ordination
• information transfer

Question 8

Systematic Risk Management Approach

Answer 8

• 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

Question 9

Consider the Lifecycle

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Knowledge and Capability

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Consultation, co-operation and co-ordination

Answer 11

• 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

Question 12

information transfer

Answer 12

• 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

Question 13

Monitoring

Answer 13

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

Question 14

5 steps to undertaking an effective SiD review

Answer 14

1. Identify and engage stakeholders
2. Hazard identification - systematically identify potentially hazardous situations
3. Undertake the SiD risk assessment
4. Eliminate or minimise the risks via re-design
5. Document SiD outcomes