SAFETY IN DESIGN

Question 1

What is Safety in Design (SiD)?

Answer 1

Formalised and systematic approach to ID and mitigate unsafe design.

Question 2

What is the definition from the mid 2000’s for Safety in Design?

Answer 2

“The integration of hazard identification and risk assessment methods early in the design process to eliminate or minimise the risks of injury throughout the life of the product being designed.”

Question 3

What does safety in design mean in the long run?

Answer 3

Job security

Question 4

When is Safety in Design applied?

Answer 4

Early in design. Makes the project more economical.

Question 5

How often is Safety in Design applied?

Answer 5

As many times as appropriate for the risk of harm and complexity of the design.

Question 6

Who is responsible for the SiD?

Answer 6

The designers. People involved in a profession, trade or business that prepares sketches, plans or drawings for a project and makes decisions for incorporation into design.

Question 7

What are the steps to Systematic Risk Management Approach?

Answer 7

• Identify reasonably foreseeable hazards associated with the design
• Access the risks arising form the hazard
• Mitigate the risk by designing control measures
• Review the control measures for effectiveness

Question 8

What does effort equal?

Answer 8

Risk severity + complexity

Question 9

What is fundamental with risk assessments?

Answer 9

• That people involved know the hazards associated with each phase of the project lifecycle.
• Knowledge limitations are are fully understood.
• Frames of reference are clearly understood.

Question 10

SiD outcomes should?

Answer 10

• Detailed and systematic
• Examine the construction, maintenance. repair and demolition risks associated with design.
• Provide decision justifications and reasonings of determinations.

Question 11

What does the SiD not consider?

Answer 11

Risks outside of the hazard created/influenced by design.

Question 12

What knowledge should a designer have?

Answer 12

• ## Work health and safety legislation, code of practices etc.….

Question 13

Is consultation a legal requirement?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What is information transfer?

Answer 14

Communicating to those involved about key information about the identified hazards.

Question 15

What is monitoring?

Answer 15

• SiD risk assessment requirements are monitored to ensure SiD requirements are being implemented as required.
• Keeping the status of control measures and residual risk current.
• Stakeholders are informed of issues.

Question 16

What are the 5 steps to undertaking an effective SiD review?

Answer 16

1 - Identify and engage stakeholders
2 - Hazard identification
3 - Undertake the SiD risk assessment
4 - Eliminate or minimise the risks via re-design
5 - Document SiD outcomes