Engineering curriculum construction safety

When inquired about the need for more construction health and safety education at the university level, 85% of the surveyed practitioners reported Yes, 6% indicated No, 8 % answered Don t know, and 1 % did not answer the question. The large proportion of respondents that agreed that there is a need for more safety education emphasized the importance of incorporating construction safety in the engineering curriculum. 

Fig. 11.11 Type of courses covering construction health and safety topics in the engineering curriculum. CC core course, TEC technical elective course, IPCC integral part of a core course, IPTEC integral parts of technical elective courses, I internship program, GP graduation project...

Fig. 11.12 Number of courses addressing construction health and safety topics in engineering curriculum...

---