Site Specific Safety Plan

Site Specific Safety Plan
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Site Specific Safety Plan
The two pieces of legislation (Acts) that address the health and safety in New Zealand include the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA). HSWA is New Zealand’s primary work health and safety law that outlines the principles, duties, and rights associated with work health and safety (WorkSafe, 2018). This legislation was founded on the premise that workers should have the highest protection level against harm arising from work risks. Its main purpose is to offer a balanced framework for securing workers’ health and safety by eliminating or reducing work-related risks. 
Fundamental Principles of Health and Safety Applied to Designing the Building in Photos One and Two
           Ensuring the health and safety of workers and dependents is a priority at construction sites and facilities. Every construction site in New Zealand is required to comply with health and safety regulations to prevent or minimize the number of incidents and accidents. Photos 1 and 2 show a typical construction site in a city center. There are a lot of activities currently underway that can be seen. The following fundamental principles apply to designing buildings.
* A Capable Team
Designing a building is achievable with a team of capable people. This procedure is essential for consultation, cooperation, and coordination between the client and the designer. Teams need technical knowledge, strong leadership, and an understanding of the site before designing the building. The principle of a capable team requires a team to consist of qualified people with diverse skills and knowledge as well as workers who will use the structure. Teams could include engineers, designers, architects, managers, workers, and their representatives, builders, technical experts, health and safety advisors, human factors professionals, insurers, owners, industrial and software designers, supply chain stakeholders, and an effective facilitator with experience in health and safety by design. 
People responsible for designing work processes and systems play a significant role in health and safety by design. This includes various health and safety professionals like generalist health and safety practitioners, occupational hygienists, safety, risk, and reliability engineers, hazardous substance professionals, human factors professionals/ergonomists, and occupational health physicians and nurses.
According to this principle, a team of capable people should understand technical design standards, the risk management process, the design’s intended purpose, and work health and safety laws. They should also appreciate the construction methods and be able to source and apply relevant data on human dimensions, behaviors, and capabilities. The principle of a capable team would apply to designing the building in photos I and two because the facility requires a team of professionals who understand the design and construction activities and health and safety standards to be set out to prevent health risks on the construction site. 
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