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Do the new Regs increase 'paperwork' with regard to compiling Construction Phase Plans?
I've got a meeting with a 'client' tomorrow on the new regs and I can see a CPP being needed for every property, on the same contract, we do an electrical rewire/remedial work in!
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Uh oh....
This is a raging debate on here and you will get 2 opinions!
I'll give you my opinion, no doubt you'll get the flip side of the coin!!
I don't think it increases paperwork, no. I think it means you need to organise what you already have to produce a CPP which is fit for purpose. The chances are you already have everything you need. I would suggest bundling it all up together in a nice document called the "Construction Phase Plan".
Also, I am of the opinion that one CPP per contract is fine. Put all the basics in and create a risk assessment for each property to deal with the specific hazards at each location.
Don't think of a CPP as one document and when it is done it is done, treat it as a living document which you can review and add to all the time. I have a revisions and review page which I update every time a change is made to keep track.
If you need anything else (like a template) sent over let me know and I will gladly help out.
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ashleywillson wrote:Uh oh....
This is a raging debate on here and you will get 2 opinions!
I'll give you my opinion, no doubt you'll get the flip side of the coin!!
I don't think it increases paperwork, no. I think it means you need to organise what you already have to produce a CPP which is fit for purpose. The chances are you already have everything you need. I would suggest bundling it all up together in a nice document called the "Construction Phase Plan".
Also, I am of the opinion that one CPP per contract is fine. Put all the basics in and create a risk assessment for each property to deal with the specific hazards at each location.
Don't think of a CPP as one document and when it is done it is done, treat it as a living document which you can review and add to all the time. I have a revisions and review page which I update every time a change is made to keep track.
If you need anything else (like a template) sent over let me know and I will gladly help out. Thank you for your reply. Thats the way I would do things, but we will see tomorrow!
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The regs do not exclude the notion that the CPP could be for a programme of work so as long as you have site specific method statement and risk assessment for each individual property the paperwork should not increase.
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I think it is quite acceptable to have one CPP when the work is essentially the same and the only difference being the actual location of the work. Indeed, this could be done prior to CDM 2015, although the only requirement for a CPP was when the project was Notifiable.
However, if the work involves general repairs and maintenance, then one CPP for the whole contract will have no standing as CDM 2015 does not afford aggregating all the work into one CPP. The simple answer alluded to by Ashley, is to have a RA/MS/CPP rolled into one document for each individual location with a few extra fields added to satisfy the requirements of a CPP.
If you are meeting the client I wonder whether the role of the Principal Designer will rear it's ugly head. Now that would be interesting as I assume you will be the PC?
Incidentally, there is no legal requirement to have a Method Statement, but there is for a RA and CPP.
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