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Section 28 Duties of Designers of Buildings and Structures. Pieter Rienks, Director Hazard Management Division, WorkSafe Victoria. Duty Effective 1 July 2007. The story so far…. Associations and WorkSafe developed guidance. List of guidance in ‘notes’ section of this slide. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pieter Rienks, DirectorHazard Management Division, WorkSafe Victoria
Section 28 Duties of Designers of Buildings and Structures
Duty Effective 1 July 2007
The story so far…
Associations and WorkSafe developed guidance. List of guidance in ‘notes’ section of this slide.
Spoke to near 1000 designers 05/06 (10% Victorian design population)
New WorkSafe Best Design Award introduced 2007
Now interviewing design companies to assess progress- our focus is on small to medium design companies
A person who designs a building or structure or part of a building or structure who knows, or ought
reasonably to know, that the building or structure or the part of the building or structure is to be used as a
workplace must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that it is designed to be safe and without risks
to the health of persons using it as a workplace for a purpose for which it was designed.
Performance not prescriptive duty:
Section 28 of OHS Act
Commentary:
1. This is about the operation of the building or structure as a workplace- how do people and the building/structure interact?
2. The duty involves the final workplace, not the construction phase
3. Reasonably practicable is defined in s20; this are the 5 factors in the risk test:- likelihood, degree harm, what you ought to know, the availability controls & cost
4. Some examples: heights, occupational violence, manual handling of patients.
Process (see guide p 12)
Obtain the basic information from client or research
Determine Standard (eg BCA) coverage. If
•Poor safety performance
•No standard, or
•Conflicting standards, then
Abbreviated Risk Mgt Adopt the standard- check standard scope
Full Risk Manage
Technique depends on type of risks
Iterative process
Communicate to Other designers
Check risk std met
The process recognises the use of Standards (BCA etc) :
Convention centre
Occupation violence
Slips trips and falls
Bar Kitchen Delivery- manual handling
Standard coverage
Interviews with designers
1. 50% of design companies do collect basis information from client or research.
2. Many designers are using a first principles approach rather than risk management eg minimising potential for falls for aged care.
3. Principal designers are tending not to let other designers have a view of the operational and OHS issues of the final workplace.
4. Designers may have a narrow view of OHS- often excludes people on people issues (occupational violence, manual handling)
Results from checking on progress:
‘Getting started’
1. injuries and illnesses in the industry for which the building or structure is designed?
2. major OHS issues (industry change, hazards etc)
3. demographics of the workers & people who will occupy the workplace? (eg aged?)
4. options for siting on the land and impact on OHS?
5. multiple-fatality potential hazards (high energy sources, major health hazards)
6. major workflows (systems of work) that interact with building- identify numbers eg vehicle movements, tonnes, customer interactions etc?
7. Specialised environment eg laboratory?
8. What significant incidents must be mitigated by the building/structure
9. Potential for exposure to regulated hazards including cleaning and maintenance: manual handling, noise, falls, confined spaces, plant, hazardous substances and dangerous goods?
10. What interactions between people in the building/structure could lead to hazardous situations- eg occupation violence, manual handling?
11. How can the building or structure have the potential for slips, trips and falls minimised?
12. Advanced Question: What does the company’s analysis of workers compensation claims, incident and hazard reports indicate are the main design issues for the buildings/ structures?
12 Questions for small to medium designers to ask clients or research
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