Subjects › Project Management
Quality, Safety and Risk
Quality systems, health and safety on site, and risk management.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
- Quality plans and inspection planned
- Hazard identification planned
- Risk registers planned
- Working at height planned
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Safety management systems planned
- Quantitative risk analysis planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
- Safety culture research planned
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | IS 15883 (series) | Guidelines for construction project management, one part per knowledge area. | current |
| India | National Building Code of India 2016 | Model code for buildings: planning, structural design, fire, construction practice and safety, building services. | current |
| International | ISO 31000 | Risk management guidelines. | current |
| International | ISO 45001 | Occupational health and safety management systems. | current |
| International | ISO 9001 | Quality management systems: requirements. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- F. Harris, R. McCaffer, Modern Construction Management, Wiley-Blackwell, latest edition.
- K. K. Chitkara, Construction Project Management, McGraw Hill Education (India), latest edition.