Posted By Ron Hunter Get yourself a copy of HSE Guide CIS42 "pre-tender stage Health & Safety Plan" (might be free from the website). The fact you've used the word "sizeable" isn't encouraging!The pre-tender plan should be short and focussed on areas of significant project specific risk which the competent Principal Contractor could not be expected to know about. This includes risks arising from the site (including any overlap activities), the local environment,and the design. There should also be brief information regarding the Client's aims and safety goals for the project, arrangements and contact details for Project communication and liaison and arrangements for the Health & Safety File. Too many Plans are padded out with irrelevant or otherwise obvious information which only serves to obscure significant risk info.

Posted By Brett Day As a PS I would welcome a call from the PC to discuss my plan, I've dome this on a few occasions and it works well. Contact the PS on your project, explain your problems and that you have questions that you need answering. You said sizeable Pre-Tender Plan, if it is a complex job then that could be understandable but for a small job it sounds like a lot of padding. Without wishing to be insulting, but if this is a big project is there anyone else within your organisation that you could team up with and work on this together? I don't know your background but you seem a little unaware. Drop me a line I have some info that might be of use. Regards Brett

Posted By Simon Walsh Grad IOSH Thanks for the responses they are very helpful. Just to clarify, I work for the client and when I mentioned sizeable I meant the size of the construction involved not the physical document. Sorry if I was not clear before.

Posted By Catman Hi Simon If you are working for the client then the two main questions I normally ask when looking at Pre tender plans are, 1. Does the plan demonstrate that the PS is competent and has carefully considered the information?, or does it show the PS has a good printer and lots of standard templates? 2. Considering what you already do on the site (or what the public already does), have the risks to non construction employees been properly considered. I always end up discussing emergency evac, transport surrounding the site perimeter and careful consideration of deliveries of major kit. Also, as with the question above, are there any risks existing on site that you are aware of that have not been considered because you were never asked?. Cheers TW

Posted By Simon Walsh Grad IOSH Alan the amount of input Health and Safety section had was zilch. I have expressed my disappointment at this already. However thanks for the advice it has been really helpful.