Construction Health and Safety Requirements by Accreditation Organizations

4 Construction Health and Safety Requirements by Accreditation Organizations 

The ACCE (2012), Document 103, defines the standards and criteria for accreditation of construction education programs. According to ACCE (2012), the curriculum of baccalaureate degree programs should address health and safety in the constraction courses related to project execution. ACCE (2012) requires that at least one semester credit (1.5 quarter credits) must be devoted to safety. This credit can be covered either in a single course or in multiple courses. Safety content must include safe practices mandatory procedures, training, records, and maintenance and compliance, inspection, and penalties. 

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