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panels where site access is restricted.
    * Selecting paints or other finishes that emit low volatile organic compound emissions.
    * Indicating, where practicable, the position and height of all electric lines to assist with site safety procedures.

4.2         Design to facilitate safe use
Consider the intended function of the structure, including the likely systems of use, and the type of machinery and equipment that may be used.
Consider whether the structure may be exposed to specific hazards, such as manual tasks in health facilities, occupational violence in banks or dangerous goods storage in warehouses.

Risks relating to the function of a structure can be controlled by:
    * Designing traffic areas to separate vehicles and pedestrians.
    * Using non-slip materials on floor surfaces in areas exposed to the weather or dedicated wet areas.
    * Providing sufficient space to safely install, operate and maintain plant and machinery.
    * Providing adequate lighting for intended tasks in the structure.
    * Designing spaces which accommodate or incorporate mechanical devices to reduce manual task risks.
    * Designing adequate access, for example, allowing wide enough corridors in hospitals and nursing homes for the movement of wheelchairs and beds.
    * Designing effective noise barriers and acoustical treatments to walls and ceilings.
    * Specifying plant with low noise emissions or designing the structure to isolate noisy plant.
    * Designing floor loadings to accommodate heavy machinery that may be used in the building and clearly indicating on documents design loads for the different parts of the structure.

4.3         Design for safe maintenance
Risks relating to cleaning, servicing and maintaining a structure can be controlled by:

    * Designing the structure so that maintenance can be performed at ground level or safely from the structure, for example, positioning air-conditioning units and lift plant at ground level, designing inward opening windows, integrating window cleaning bays or gangways into the structural frame.
    * Designing features to avoid dirt traps.
    * Designing and positioning permanent anchorage and hoisting points into structures where maintenance needs to be undertaken at height.
    * Designing safe access, such as fixed ladders, and sufficient space to undertake structure maintenance activities.
    * Eliminating or minimising the need for entry into confined spaces (refer to the Code of Practice: Confined Spaces for further guidance)
    * Using durable materials that do not need to be re-coated or treated.

4.4         Modification
Design is not always focussed on the generation of an entirely new structure. It can involve the alteration of an existing structure which may require demolition in part or whole.
Any modification of a structure requires reapplication of the processes detailed in the design phases. Consultation with professional engineers or other experts may be necessary in order to assess the impact of any