11. Operations & Maintenance - Construction Safety

Establish and implement a construction safety policy

Rationale: Construction safety practices reduce exposure to harmful chemicals, physical hazards, and noise pollution, supporting quality of sleep and cognitive function and reducing risk of injury and chronic respiratory disease for occupants, employees, and the surrounding community.

For the most accurate strategy and documentation requirements, please refer to the digital scorecard made available on the Fitwel Platform.

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with the below:

Option 1 - Construction Safety Policy (Full Credit):

To achieve full credit, demonstrate compliance with the following requirement:

1. Implement a Construction Safety Policy that is at least as rigorous as the Fitwel Construction Safety Policy.

The Fitwel Indoor Construction Safety Policy can be found here.

2. Ensure the construction safety policy applies to any construction, major renovations, and public space improvements during all phases of construction and renovations as outlined in Section 1 of the Construction Safety Policy.

3. Ensure that construction project managers implement all safety practices as outlined in Section 2 of the Construction Safety Policy.

4. Implement a community impact assessment for all construction, major renovations, and public space improvements within the project as outlined in the requirements of Section 3 of the Construction Safety Policy.

Option 2 - Equivalent Standard (Full Credit):

Provide a Construction Safety Policy through an equivalent standard by meeting all of the following requirements:

1. Conform to the Considerate Constructors Scheme's Code of Considerate Practices with a minimum score that meets the following:
   • a minimum of 27 points in total
   • a minimum of 9 points per section
   • is scored by a Scheme Monitor
2. Achieve a Considerate Constructors Scheme Certificate of Performance.

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway 

Option 1:

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated draft or official copy of the construction safety policy
• Requirement 2
  • Checkbox to certify that the construction safety policy will apply to any construction, major renovations, and public space improvements during all phases of construction and renovations
• Requirement 3
  • Checkbox to certify that construction project managers will implement all of the listed safety practices 
• Requirement 4
  • Checkbox to certify that a community impact assessment for all construction, major renovations, and public space improvements within the project will be implemented as outlined in the requirements of Section 3 of the Construction Safety Policy

Option 2: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload the official report of the qualifying equivalent scheme showing:
    • the project's address
    • the rating system and version
    • the detailed report from the Scheme Monitor showing the scores for each section
• Requirement 2
  • Upload the official Certificate of Performance demonstrating conformance to the Code.

Built Pathway 

Option 1: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload an annotated official copy of the construction safety policy
• Requirement 2
  • Checkbox to certify that the construction safety policy applies to any construction, major renovations, and public space improvements during all phases of construction and renovations
• Requirement 3
  • Checkbox to certify that construction project managers have implemented all of the listed safety practices
• Requirement 4
  • Checkbox to certify that a community impact assessment for all construction, major renovations, and public space improvements within the project is implemented as outlined in the requirements of Section 3 of the Construction Safety Policy

Option 2: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload the official report of the qualifying equivalent scheme showing:
    • the project's address
    • the rating system and version
    • the detailed report from the Scheme Monitor showing the scores for each section
• Requirement 2
  • Upload the official Certificate of Performance demonstrating conformance to the Code.