Kiri Robbie

Although written against UK legal requirements, there is much common ground with Australia. WEBINAR: https://www.ice.org.uk/events/designing-a-safer-built-environment-webinar Webinar Synopsis: It is crucial to improve design risk management (DRM) in civil and structural engineering. DRM can prevent accidents and reduce costs when the issues are dealt with at the design stage. This webinar will help designers to produce a design they can demonstrate could be built, used and maintained, without negatively affecting safety, health and wellbeing. Design risk management also helps to avoid unexpected costs and delays. Designers have faced long-standing uncertainties in the field of DRM. There has been no standardised way of approaching the issue, and it is still not fully understood. The Grenfell Tower fire has revealed deep-seated shortcomings applicable to all projects. By taking a pragmatic approach, DRM not only builds upon good engineering practice but also helps to provide long-term benefits for all parties involved. This webinar will explain how statutory obligations on designers can be delivered in the real world of commercial projects. The methodology to be outlined creates a logical framework, minimises paperwork, and maximises added value. It will not approach DRM in the usual fashion. The proposed methodology will be of relevance in many countries, adopting similar legislative approaches to the UK. If you are a designer, manage designers, a client or a contractor — you should book your place now. The webinar is based around the recently published book, Designing a Safer Built Environment: A complete guide to the management of design risk, on the same subject. Participants attending the live event will receive a 20% discount code they can use to order the book from ICE Bookshop.

Temporary Works in the UK - 30 Years of Changes and Current Best Practice By Ray Filip In the UK how we manage the design and construction of temporary works has significantly changed over the last 30 years or so. This presentations discusses these changes and highlights some common issues and shows current UK best practice. Key Takeaways Changes in the field of temporary works Example of common temporary works issues UK temporary works best practice About the Speaker Ray is a chartered Civil Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution. He has been involved in the field of temporary works for nearly 35 years, having worked for major contractors in the UK and Southern Africa and a specialist UK subcontractor. For the last 14 years Ray has run his own temporary works consultancy, offering specialist technical advice, temporary works design, procedural control, site auditing and training. Since 2016 he has been on the British Standards committee responsible for revising BS5975. On occasion Ray also advise the UK Health and Safety Authority on temporary works issues