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Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth, Survey Results

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Malta

Y

-

Y

-

Y

-

Y

-

N

-

N

-

Y

-

-

Y

-

N

-

The client for design stage and the contractor for construction stage

-

Occupational Health and Safety Authority, Owners/Developers of sites whose cost exceed an established threshold are obliged to appoint a H&S officer who will periodically visit the site and monitor works.

UK

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

n/a

-

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) The Principal Designer is appointed by the Client (to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase). The architect who has Principal Designer duties might sub-consult a specialist Health and Safety Adviser. The principal contractor is appointed by the client to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety during the construction phase.

Hong Kong SAR

Y

-

-

-

Y

--

-

-

Y

-

-

-

Y

-

-

-

Occupation Safety and Health Council, Client or Contractor

Australia

Y

-

Y

-

Y

Y

-

Y

-

Y

-

Y

-

N

--

Safe Work Australia (they prepare model workplace health and safety regimes that are given effect, varies from state to state

Fiji

Y

New Zealand

Y

Europe

Other

Pacific

Name of health and safety authority

Surveying

-

Planning

Y

Engineering

-

Architecture

-

Health and safety officer required for construction?

Surveying

Y

Planning

-

Engineering

Engineering

-

Architecture

Architecture

-

Health and safety standards adequately regulated?

Surveying

Surveying

Y

Planning

Effective health and safety standards

Planning

Cyprus

Health and safety authority

Engineering

Country

Architecture

Region

N Y

Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth

Y

N Y

Y

N Y

Y

Y

Worksafe NZ

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