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Success by risk management: A risk glossary in the context of civil engineering projects

Civil engineering at its very heart is all about preventing failure. Good practice calls for civil engineers to approach all key decisions and designs from the perspective of risk.

Success by risk management: A risk glossary in the context of civil engineering projects

Content type: Briefing sheet

Last updated: 07 October 2022

Author/s: ICE

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Civil engineers primarily manage health and safety-related risks, which is required by the CDM (construction, design and management) Regulations 2015. However, risk management in a broader sense is such an essential practice that it is universally applicable and deeply embedded into every single industry and business and everyone’s life.

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