Resources:

Powerpoints:

Presentation files from the session entitled “Prevention through Design:  Construction Safety” presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

• Presentation by Oregon State University Professor John Gambatese
• Presentation by URS Senior Vice President Brad Giles
• Presentation by BHP Billiton Principal Engineer Eli Bintner (and opening slides by Moderator Mike Toole)

2-4 Hour DfCS Presentation [PPSX format} [PDF format]

Safe Design and Communication an excellent presentation file created by Scott Brownrigg, a leading architectural firm headquartered in the UK

Designing for Construction Safety and Health: From Research to Practice plenary presentation at the 2009 CIB W099 conference

Industry’s Perspective of Design for Safety Regulations presented at the 2009 CIB W099 conference

Safety by Design presented at the 2009 North American Steel Construction Conference

Prevention of Fall Fatalities and Injuries in Construction developed by the Construction Roundtable on September 22, 2008. (spanish version) [PPSX format] [PDF format]

DfCS presentation made at the Construction Safety Conference in Chicago on February 12, 2008

DfCS presentation made at the CIB W99 Conference in Orlando, FL on March 11, 2008

Overview of DfCS & Summary of this website This file was presented at the On-site Consultation Training Conference 2007 held in Newport, RI April 10-12, 2007. This file is similar to a presentation made on February 14, 2007 at the 17th Annual Construction Safety Conference in Rosemont, IL.

Steel Educational Module developed by Bucknell University for NIOSH (10 meg file)

Owner's Role in Facilitating Prevention through Design, presented at the 2011 NIOSH PtD Symposium, Washington, DC, August 23.

Design Tools

1600+ PtD list compiled by Alan Speegle (The Southern Company). Note: This spreadsheet is most helpful for process (i.e., industrial) construction. The attached file was posted 12/14/11. Please discard the previous version posted.

Construction Workplace Design Solutions

developed by the OSHA Alliance Program’s Construction Roundtable
Falls From Roof Edge
Falls From Floor Openings
Falls From Non-Moving Vehicles
Roof Hatch Access and Hole Protection
Specify Non-Fragile Skylights and/or Skylight Guards
Specify Sufficient Wall Height to Allow Parapets to Function as Fall Prevention

Online Articles and other Documents:

Two-page overview of the DfCS/PtD concept.

PtD articles from the special edition of the Journal of Safety Research, April 2008

Behm, M. & Culvenor, J. (2011). "Safe Design in Construction: Perceptions of Engineers in Western Australia", J Health& Safety Research & Practice, 3(1), 9-32

Behm, M., T. Kramer and K. Messer (2008). “Enhancing Safety Before Breaking Ground.” Occupational Safety and Health, March.

Singapore's DfS guidelines (2009).

Western Australia's Safe Design Code of Practice (2008)

Langan, Edel (2009). "Construction: Blueprint for action".

Furst, Peter (2009). "Construction Injury Prevention through Design."

Gambatese, John (2005). "Improving Construction Safety through a Project's Design: The Impact of Design on Safety"

Gambatese, John (2005). "Improving Construction Safety Through a Project’s Design: Implementing the Concept in Practice"

Toole, T. M. (2005). "A new era for engineers and construction safety."

Bibliography (slightly out of date)

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