Details
 

Researcher:	Alan Keiller Stephen Ledbetter
Funded:	DTI PII programme/industry
Total value:	£99,400
Lead partner:	CWCT
Partners:	Taylor Woodrow
Status:	Completed 2004

Introduction:

Working at height is a major cause of accidents in construction.  The construction repair, maintenance and deconstruction of facades invariably require operatives to spend some time working at height.

Construction safety can be increased both by reducing the time a person is exposed to falls through having to work at height and by making working at height safer.  The aim of this project is to bring awareness of façade access and construction methods into the early stages of building design.

Objectives:

This project will result in a guide to good practice for building professionals that will enable them to procure and design buildings with facades that are safer to construct, operate, maintain, repair and deconstruct.  In particular to advise on the design of facades that entail working at height.  The guide to good practice will show alternative design solutions, including the different forms of pre-assembled construction, and describe legal requirements such that the early design of the building will facilitate compliance with the CDM regulations.

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