Contractor Management

The client and contractor have shared responsibilities for ensuring good H & S
1. The client must carefully select contractors on the basis of H & S competence
  1. These include looking at policy documents, accident and enforcement history, qualifications and experience
    1. Client must ensure the contractor carrys out risk assessments and method statements and work safely to agreed methods
Construction (design and management) Regs 2007 (CDM)
1. Impose a framework for management of construction projects
  1. For notifiable projects the CDM identifies 5 duty holders
    1. Notifiable projects are planned over 30 days and more than 500 person days
      1. Regs require preparation of construction phase plan and H & S file for finished structure
5 Main duty holders
1. 1 / The client
  1. 2 / The designer
    1. 3 / CDM co ordinator
      1. 4 / Principal contractor
        5 / Contractors
        A person or org engaged to undertake work on behalf of a client, but not under supervision of client
  2. person or org that appoints a contractor
The way a client manages a contractor is broken down in 3 key areas
1. 1 / Select the contractor
  1. 2 / Plan the work
    1. 3 / Monitor the work
The construction Phase Plan
1. Site description
  1. Management of the work
    1. Arrangements for controlling significant site risks
      1. The H & S file

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