Article | REF: C3057 V1

Sustainable development in construction - Use functions

Author: Christophe GOBIN

Publication date: August 10, 2006, Review date: December 21, 2023

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3. Providing protection

It is, at every moment :

  • prevent direct or indirect personal injury (falls, bruising, burns, electrocution, poisoning, etc.);

  • protect it from any external incident (fire, earthquake, tornado, etc.);

  • protect it against any untimely attack by others (theft, aggression, attacks, etc.).

Performance in terms of personal integrity and security is evolving rapidly, sometimes leading to excesses that need to be controlled.

Taking time into account in these two dimensions essentially boils down to clarifying what is really at stake. These are assessments that depend to a large extent on the mode of representation in use. The notion of acceptable risk is relative, and appears to be...

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