What DfCS is: 
- Explicitly considering the safety of construction workers in the design of a project.
- Being conscious of and valuing the safety of construction workers when performing design tasks.
- Making design decisions based in part on how the project’s inherent risk to construction workers may be affected.
- Including worker safety considerations in the constructability review process.
What DfCS is NOT: 
- Having designers take a role in construction safety DURING construction.
- An endorsement of future legislation mandating that designers design for construction safety.
- An endorsement of the principle that designers can or should be held partially responsible for construction accidents.
- Implying that the vast majority of U.S. design professionals are currently equipped to design for construction safety.
