Design for Safety
Develop designs and solutions to ensure compliance with Design for Safety (DfS) regulations while safeguarding the safety and health of users, stakeholders and the general public
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Engineering Design Management
Levels
Apply safety regulations to reduce the safety and health risks during the project lifecycle
Apply regulations in managing design works
Apply WSH policies, procedures and practices throughout project lifecycle
Recognise the impact of regulations to the project lifecycle
Apply risk management plans, workflows and practices
Recognise and highlight safety and health risks inherent in designs in compliance with regulations
Recognise and highlight foreseeable risks in designs throughout the project lifecycle
Propose drawing modifications to minimise risks
Ensure timely conduct of review meetings
Maintain records on safety and health issues identified during the design review process and actions taken
Eliminate or mitigate risks inherent in designs
Address foreseeable risks identified throughout the project lifecycle
Perform risk assessments
Eliminate or mitigate risks inherent in the designs
Validate compliance with WSH requirements
Implement and monitor risk control measures
Verify that all information provided by the developer or contractor for the project has been accounted for
Communicate residual risks to main stakeholders for further mitigation
Review documentation of safety and health issues identified during the design review process and actions taken
Plan resources and schedule to ensure participation in review meetings
Develop design plans to eliminate or reduce the safety and health risks during the project lifecycle
Develop design plans that eliminate or mitigate foreseeable design risks to the safety and health of any person affected by the project
Identify stakeholders involved throughout the project lifecycle
Establish risk management plans, workflows and practices
Determine scope and extent of risk assessments
Incorporate human and cultural factors in risk assessment processes
Align risk management practices with industry best practices
Validate compliance with WSH legal requirements
Validate record keeping of WSH risks for future reference
Formulate organisational strategies to ensure compliance with safety regulations to eliminate risks during the project lifecycle
Formulate organisational strategies to ensure compliance with DfS regulations
Drive DfS strategic plans
Drive DfS audits
Integrate DfS elements into organisation’s systems holistically
Align DfS strategies with organisational vision, mission and values
Evaluate the benefits and trade-offs of implementing DfS to the business processes
Assess the cost and ROI of implementing DfS
Drive stakeholder management processes to achieve successful implementation of DfS plans
Develop DfS review processes to ensure risks in the design are highlighted and managed in a systematic and coordinated way