Safety is just one of multiple sets of quality requirements which projects need to meet so they need to be identified, analyzed and planned into our baselines. In addition, the PM should work with the team to establish working agreements which include safety. Finally, as with all risks, proactive identification, analysis and appropriate response are needed to reduce their expected impacts.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Aung, as you know, safety comes first in construction so I recommend incorporating safety into the planning stages, and not leave it as an afterthought. This means identifying potential hazards early, assessing risks, and implementing safety measures that will prevent incidents before they happen. Saving Changes...
Focus on safety needs to be part of the culture from the top down. In many parts of the world, you can build a positive business case. Using ladders safely takes more time than rushing and reaching, but one bad fall costs you an employee for 6 weeks or much longer.
Obviously that cost equation doesn't work everywhere as evidenced by the thousands of migrant worker deaths in the Qatar World Cup construction projects. If the cost of labor is low and replacement workers are plentiful, the only thing that will place people's lives above profits is a commitment to ethics. Saving Changes...
Thanks Kiron, Rami and Keith, for sharing your insight! I couldn't agree with you all. I'd add though having a safety mindset is fundamental in risk management. Saving Changes...
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