Design for Safety
Life Cycle Risk Management & the Environment
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Welcome to my page, my name is Howard, I am a Civil Engineer and a Design for Safety Professional (DfSP), with a keen interest in Project Risk Mitigation, Design for Safety, Design for Performance, our Environment, Green Energy, Construction and Technology.
I am [still] creating this page to try and capture different elements of Risk Mitigation and the impacts, benefits with some new perspectives.
Some added bonuses of my not-so-much-but-still-related interests: Building, Technology, Energy and the Environment.
Enjoy!
Life Cycle Risk Management is a systematic approach to designing products, systems, and processes that incorporates safety considerations and aims to prevent or minimise potential harm to users, operators, and the environment. It is a proactive approach to risk management that considers the potential hazards associated with a product or system and seeks to eliminate or mitigate those hazards through the design process.
Life Cycle Risk Management can be applied to a wide range of products and systems, including consumer goods, machinery, vehicles, medical devices, and more. It involves collaboration between engineers, designers, and safety experts to identify potential hazards, assess the risk of harm, and implement design solutions that reduce or eliminate those risks.
The goal of Life Cycle Risk Management is to create products and systems that are not only functional and efficient, but also safe for the people who use them and the environment in which they are used. This can help reduce the number of accidents, injuries, and deaths, as well as minimise damage to property and the environment.
Safety, akin to a meticulously woven tapestry, relies on a harmonious blend of interconnected elements, each supporting the other. It comprises a multitude of activities and processes layered together, working in unison to reinforce adjacent threads. Any single weakness can disrupt this delicate balance, creating a flaw or gap in the fabric, ultimately triggering a cascade of unraveling, resulting in failure.
The cost of Safety
The value of Safety
Life cycle activities
Site selection
Design
Fabrication, Assembly & Construction
Operations
Maintenance
Alterations & Modifications
Demolition
Material lifecycle
Process
Identification
Mitigation
Implementation
Evaluation
Impact
Environmental
Adversely impacting the world around us
Operational
Incident leading to downtime or hindering performance
Program
Delay to Delivery
Financial
Quantitative
Reputation
Qualitative
Tools
BIM
Risk Assessment
Standards, Legislation & Requirements
Modular
Modular construction
Scope of work
Responsibilities
Process
Result
The Big 4
Renewable Energy
Hydro
Solar
Wind
Some interests that make me, or the world a better place.. hopefully.. maybe.. with a few question marks..