21 Chapter 21: Safety Management
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Understand that safety can never be compromised for other aspects of a construction project
- Be able to define the importance of safety from an ethical and an economic perspective
- Define effective safety management approaches to improve overall safety on construction projects
- Be able to identify OSHA safety guideline locations
- Understand the impact of construction accidents on projects
As stated in the Fundamental Canons of the ASCE Code of Ethics:
“1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development3 in the performance of their professional duties.”
Reference https://www.asce.org/uploadedFiles/About_ASCE/Ethics/Content_Pieces/Code-of-Ethics-July-2017.pdf for the more detailed version of the ASCE Code of Ethics.
Review Questions
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