A simple guide to controlling risk

All construction projects contain risks - these may be commercial risks (partners going bankrupt, payments not coming through on time), safety risks (to workers on site or the general public), environmental risks (pollution of nearby streams or lakes) or procedural risks (planning permission not being granted when expected, noise complaints from neighbours) and so on. Each risk could have an impact on the project, or the whole organisation; only a few of them will be directly attributable to things that have or have not been done. This book is aimed specifically at smaller construction companies. The result should be saving money, and reducing the number of accidents and litigation - the time and effort spent on risk management should be repaid.