What is a Preliminary Health and Safety plan?

Answer 1

Under the Construction Regulations 2006, A Project Supervisor for Design Process (PSDP) must be appointed at the design stage of a construction project which is likely to have a duration exceeding 30 days or there is a specific risk associated with the project.

Part of the PSDP's duties is to prepare a preliminary health & safety plan which aims to provide those tendering for the contract with relevant information concerning the percieved safety issues the successul tenderer is likely to encounter throughout the project. The preliminary health & safety plan will also contain other information such as:

• General description of the project;
• Any other work activities taking place on site;
• Work involving particular risks;
• The timescale for the project;
• Conclusions drawn by designers and the PSDP having carried out design risk assessments and any existing Safety and Health Plan or Safety File;
• The location of electricity water and sewage connections so as to facilitate early establishment of welfare facilities.
• Surrounding areas / processes to be considered.

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