LONDON HEALTH & SAFETY GROUPGORDON HICKS MEMORIAL DAY

12TH MAY 2014

“Health & Safety from an Architect’s Perspective”

Presented by:Belinda Simpson

Geoff Beardsley & Partners (UK) LLP

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Who Am I?

Belinda Simpson, B.A (Hons), Dip. Arch RIBA RMaPS

PROFESSI ONAL QUALI FICATI ONS/ MEMBERSHI PS:

A.R.B. (Architects Registration Board) Registered Architect R.I .B.A Member (Royal Institute of British Architects) GBP (UK) LLP R.I .B.A Chartered Practice RMaPS (Registered Member CDM Co-ordination of the Association for Project Safety). GBP (UK) LLP is a Member of the APS Registered Practice Scheme GBP (UK) LLP is a Member of CIBSE

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In the Beginning……

• 7 year course at Kingston Polytechnic• Year 4 - Supervised Working Year Out• Year 7 - Working + Supervised Professional

Practice

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What does an Architect Do?

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What does an Architect Do?

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What does an Architect Do?

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What does an Architect Do?

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What Makes a Good Architect?

o Effective Communication to allo Knowing each of your jobs/projectso Providing a Good Professional ServiceoHaving Broad Shoulders and Good ExperienceoHaving Someone to ask

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Now, Down to Reality…!!

• “Blame Culture”• “C.Y.A” & Architect’s P.I.

• CDM 2007 Designer’s Duties • DIOHAS

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CONCLUSIONEvery day………

I appreciate how lucky I am to be in work, safe at work and to go home that way

I appreciate that I am now more aware that those affected by my work share these same rights

I appreciate that I am still learning how to find better ways to achieve this

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

belinda@gbparchitects.co.uk