The business selects personnel based on ability and where possible seeks demonstration by certification. A training plan is maintained and personnel are encouraged to take on additional training in order to improve skills. Additional in-house training refresher sessions are provided in order to keep personnel up to date with current regulations.
Co-operation of employees, contractors and others
Every person involved in works must seek the co-operation of any other persons concerned at the same or adjoining site so far as necessary in order to ensure all may carry out works safely.
Similarly, he must co-operate to ensure others may continue with their works safely.
All persons involved must report anything which is likely to endanger the health or safety of himself or others.
Supervisors have been appointed in order to ensure work is managed such that it may continue safely where multiple trades or activities may be ongoing simultaneously. Liaison with others allows arrangements to be made that enable all to continue.
Co-ordination of activities
All persons must co-ordinate their activities with one another in a manner such that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of persons carrying out the work and anyone affected by the construction work will remain safe from harm at all times.
It is recognised that all works may not be able to continue at the same time, therefore Supervisors will discuss and plan such that the project may progress safely.
Prevention of accidents
Every person must ensure general principles of prevention are applied, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure the safety of all and works during all stages of a project.
This is a priority in all activities and the business ensures that method statements and risk assessments are produced identifying arrangements for safe working. All personnel are briefed on these to ensure they understand these arrangements and the risks that may be encountered by not following procedures.
Duties of Contractors
All Contractors and Principal Contractors have specific duties placed upon them under these regulations and all must be aware and endeavour to comply.
The regulations spell out these requirements for both Contractors and Principal Contractors
The business is fully aware and endeavours to comply, so far as is reasonably practicable. All personnel have been made aware of these duties through in-house training
The current CDM Regulations apply to most common building, civil engineering and engineering construction work. In the event that a Project falls within the requirements of CDM, then the Principal Contractor must make provision for Welfare facilities as outlined under Schedule 2 of the CDM Regulations. As of 6th April 2015, domestic projects are also included. The appointed Principal Designer will be responsible for carrying out the CDM duties and ensuring the completion of the Project Health & Safety File. On smaller projects where no PD is appointed, this role will be the responsibility of the Contractor when appointed by the client
HSE must be notified of the site if the construction work is expected to either: last longer than 30 days and have more than 20 workers simultaneously involved on site at any one time; or exceeds 500 person days of construction work.
In the case of a domestic project, as above; if using more than 1 contractor a health and safety file must be produced. In any case, the Contractor must produce a Construction Phase Plan suitable for a Domestic Project.
If a Project fits into CDM by either of the above factors, then HSE should be notified on-line before construction work starts using form F10.
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