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. 2023 Oct 27;9(11):e21273. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21273

Table 2.

Items considered significant to design-for-safety (DfS) implementation.

Items Descriptions
X1 Designer
X11 Skill (Designers can DfS in the conceptual and planning phase of a project)
X12 Knowledge (Designers have basic or advanced knowledge of DfS)
X13 Experience (Designers have experience working in safety design based on DfS)
X14 Expertise (Designers have an expertise certificate in DfS)
X15 Attitude (Designers have commitment in DfS implementation)
X16 Designer’ fee (There is an allocation of salaries and remuneration for designers related to DfS)
X2 Owner
X21 Commitment (Owners have commitment by providing resource and material for DfS implementation)
X22 Leadership (Owners have a leadership attitude toward the implementation of safety design)
X23 DfS cost (Owners allocate funds for DfS implementation)
X3 Policy
X31 Government regulation (There are government regulations regarding DfS used as a basis/reference by designers, owners, and consultants)
X32 Company regulation (There are guidelines from the company regarding DfS used as a basis/reference by designers)
X33 Industry guidance (There are guidelines from associations regarding DfS used as a basis/reference by designers, owners, and consultants)
X4 Tools/equipment
X41 Standard/codes (There are DfS standards used as a basis/reference by designers, owners, and consultants)
X42 Technology (There are technologies that assists designers in DfS and assists contractors in implementing safety designs in the field)
X43 Technology cost (There is a cost allocation for the provision/improvement of technology related to safer and more modern work methods in the context of implementing DfS)
X5 Knowledge
X51 Socialization (Availability of socialization containing DfS information/knowledge for designers, owners, and consultants)
X52 Training (Availability of training that provides opportunities for designers, owners, and consultants to practice DfS)
X6 Contract
X61 Contract terms (It is written that the designer is responsible for DfS in the contract document)
X62 Scopes of work (It is written that one of the designer's responsibilities in the scope of work is design safety)
X63 Designer's fee (It is written that there is a cost/salary allocation for designers for DfS)
X64 Liability (It is written the liable party for DfS)
X65 Assurance (It is written regarding a guarantee/insurance, indemnity assurance, and design product license for the safety design)
Y DfS Implementation
Y1 Designers' capabilities (The ability of the designer to implement DfS based on designers' background, experience, education, and knowledge)
Y2 Supportive environment (Environment in construction industry that support DfS implementation DfS)
Y3 Design output (The results of the design in the form of a work safety plan cost plan, work method plan, work implementation drawings are conveyed properly and comprehensively)