General provisions

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1. General provisions

1.1. Objective

1.1.1. The objective of this code is to provide practical guidance on a legal,

administrative, technical and educational framework for safety and health in

construction with a view to:

(a) preventing accidents and diseases and harmful effects on the health of workers

arising from employment in construction;

(b) ensuring appropriate design and implementation of construction projects;

(c) providing means of analysing from the point of view of safety, health and working

conditions, construction processes, activities, technologies and operations, and of

taking appropriate measures of planning, control and enforcement.

1.1.2. This code also provides guidance in the implementation of the provisions

of the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167), and the Safety

and Health in Construction Recommendation, 1988 (No. 175).

1.2. Application

1.2.1. This code applies to:

(a) construction activities which cover:

(i) building, including excavation and the construction, structural alteration,

renovation, repair, maintenance (including cleaning and painting) and

demolition of all types of buildings or structures;

(ii) civil engineering, including excavation and the construction, structural

alteration, repair, maintenance and demolition of, for example, airports,

docks, harbours, inland waterways, dams, river and avalanche and sea defence

works, roads and highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, viaducts and works

related to the provision of services such as communications, drainage,

sewerage, water and energy supplies;

(iii) the erection and dismantling of prefabricated buildings and structures, as well

as the manufacturing of prefabricated elements on the construction site;

(b) the fabrication and erection of oil rigs and of offshore installations while under

construction on shore.

1.2.2. The provisions of this code should be considered as the basic requirements

for protecting workers' safety and health.

1.2.3. The provisions of this code should be applied to self-employed persons as

may be specified by national laws or regulations.