Posted By Charles New I suggest you get hold of the free health and safety construction sheets - CS42 CDM pre tender health and safety plan. CS43 CDM health and safety plan in the construction phase. CS44 CDM health and safety file. Hope this helps

Posted By Jim Sweetman Shaun, I concur with Bob - chase the Planning Supervisor. We are bombarded with numerous opinions etc. that say 'give more power to the Planning Supervisor's elbow'! It is ironic that when this beast is required to perform, it is slow in coming forward. Best of luck. Jim

Posted By Ken Taylor Whilst agreeing with the advice to chase the Planning Supervisor, I do feel it worth making the point that the Client should ensure, if they can, that the PS actually gets what the Client needs by way of a Health and Safety File. From experience, I agree our needs with the PS but have often had to point out omissions upon checking the received file. At the 'end of the day' the H&S File will be for our benefit as Client and not for a long-departed PS. With regard to M&E manuals and the like, they will, almost invariably, be linked with the H&S File and usually appear either with or in it. I have found it useful to specify 2 copies of each so that one can be kept safely with the H&S File and the other used as working documents by service engineers, etc. If you only get one copy of each you can find that they start to 'disappear' (stuffed behind pipes, kept in cars, etc) and can't be found when the 'emergency' need arises. From the Client's point of view, I would certainly expect the H&S File to contain: as-built drawings; project spec. & design criteria; construction methods; information on materials used; structural elements; details of installed equipment; test results and certificates; maintenance arrangements and schedules for the plant, equipment and structure; M&E manuals location and nature of services/utilities; and previous files (or parts) where applicable.