- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- Design for Safety.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Research Summary 101-1, September 1996, 35 p.
- Keywords
- construction | safety
- Identifiers
- construction safety ToolBox
- Abstract
- Construction worker facilities occur at a rate of approximately four per working day, and disabling injuries at a rate exceeding two per minute per working day. The total direct and indirect costs associated with these injuries and fatalities are in excess of $17 billion per year. Owners must realize that incorporating safety measures in the design phase directly improves safety on the job site, and ultimately leads to lower total installed cost due to fewer dollors spent on mediating hazards and acquiring construction insurance.