Designers must eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks for which two stages?

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Designers must eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks for which two stages?

This question tests how designers manage risks across a building’s life, not just at one moment. Designers are expected to anticipate and control foreseeable hazards during the construction phase to protect workers, and also during maintenance and use after the building is completed to protect occupants and maintenance staff. By addressing both stages, the design supports safer construction and safer ongoing operation, which is why eliminating, reducing, or controlling risks should cover construction and maintenance & use. Choosing only the construction phase would miss long-term safety, and focusing solely on the design phase doesn’t guarantee risks encountered during construction or in use are addressed. The post-occupancy phase falls under maintenance & use, so the broader and correct scope includes both construction and maintenance & use.

This question tests how designers manage risks across a building’s life, not just at one moment. Designers are expected to anticipate and control foreseeable hazards during the construction phase to protect workers, and also during maintenance and use after the building is completed to protect occupants and maintenance staff. By addressing both stages, the design supports safer construction and safer ongoing operation, which is why eliminating, reducing, or controlling risks should cover construction and maintenance & use.

Choosing only the construction phase would miss long-term safety, and focusing solely on the design phase doesn’t guarantee risks encountered during construction or in use are addressed. The post-occupancy phase falls under maintenance & use, so the broader and correct scope includes both construction and maintenance & use.

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