SD4 - Conceptual and Schematic Design Phase

Purpose

To ensure a systematic approach to hazards identification in the design of an aquatic facility.

Hazard Identification

Broad groupings of hazards should be identified before design scoping begins. The table on the following page provides a checklist of issues that should be considered.

In order to understand the broad range of possible risks at an Aquatic Facility, designers and owners should consider the use of an experienced aquatic facility risk assessor or auditor at this stage.

A designer and others involved in the preliminary hazard analysis should then decide which hazards are ‘in scope’ of the steps of the risk management process, and should be considered in the design process.

A hazard is ‘in scope’ if it can be affected, introduced or increased by the design of the structure. At this early stage, consideration should be given to possible ways that hazards could be eliminated or minimised.

The brief may also include any activities and systems with hazards specific to the nature of the structure (for example, manual tasks in an aquatic facility, acoustic environment in an aquatic facility, the storage of dangerous goods in an aquatic facility) where the safety of these activities or systems is affected by the design of the structure.

References

• Safe Work Australia – Code of Practice – Safe Design of Structures
• Building Code of Australia - 2006. Australian Building Code Board.