Some designers, especially those in design–build firms, already address construction worker safety in their designs. These designers, of course, work with their fellow colleagues who are responsible for construction of the project. By working together in the same firm, they begin to appreciate each other’s concerns. For example, the construction personnel might alert the designer of how a particular connection could hinder worker safety. Good ideas will be remembered and used on subsequent projects. It is unfortunate that this design knowledge is not accumulated and stored in a central location for all
designers to access. The development of a central body of knowledge is an important first step in improving the way that safety is addressed by designers. This body of knowledge must then be shared by some means with the design community.