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of production and operational costs over the lifecycle
      of a structure
    * innovation, in that safe design can demand new thinking to resolve hazards that occur
      in the construction phase and in end use.
Design, in relation to a structure, includes the design of all or part of the structure and the redesign or modification of a design.  Design output includes any hard copy or electronic drawing, design detail, design instruction, scope of works document or specification relating
to the structure.

1.1         What is safe design?
Safe design means the integration of control measures early in the design process to eliminate or, if this is not reasonable practicable, minimise risks to health and safety throughout the life
of the structure being designed.
The safe design of a structure will always be part of a wider set of design objectives, including practicability, aesthetics, cost and functionality. These sometimes competing objectives need
to be balanced in a manner that does not compromise the health and safety of those who work on or use the structure over its life.

Safe design begins at the concept development phase of a structure when making decisions about:
    * the design and its intended purpose
    * materials to be used
    * possible methods of construction, maintenance, operation, demolition or dismantling and disposal
    * what legislation, codes of practice and standards need to be considered and complied with.

1.2         Who has health and safety duties in relation to the design of structures?
A person conducting a business or undertaking has the primary duty under the WHS Act to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that workers and other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the business or undertaking.
A person conducting a business or undertaking that designs a structure that will be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as a workplace must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the structure is without risks to health and safety. This duty includes carrying out testing and analysis and providing specific information about the structure.
A designer is a person conducting a business or undertaking whose profession, trade or business involves them in:
    * preparing sketches, plans or drawings for a structure, including variations to a plan or changes to a structure
    * making decisions for incorporation into a design that may affect the health or safety of persons who construct, use or carry out other activities in relation to the structure.
They include:
    * architects, building designers, engineers, building surveyors, interior designers, landscape architects, town planners and all other design practitioners contributing to, or having overall responsibility for, any part of the design (for example, drainage engineers designing the