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Posted By johnwaterson
Help!! I have just been informed that we are PC for a project starting in a fortnight. My question is do we need to have someone permanently on site as the H & S rep or would leaving a point of contact phone number suffice. All of the other requirements i am happy with, welfare etc. The above question is what i am not to happy about. Many thanxs.
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Posted By Chris Uren
John
The most important element is your construction phase H&S plan. If you are Principal Contractor then this will determine your level of site involvement and commitment to H&S. Take your lead from the Pre-tender plan that I hope you have been provided with by the client / Planning Supervisor
There is no requirement in the regs to have H&S staff on site all the time but obviously anybody working there will need to be competent and your H&S commitment be appropriate to the task in hand.
Hope all goes well.
Chris from Effective Safety
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Posted By Robin V Boughton
CDM places management responsibilities on those involved in the project. Management requires supervision of the work from both a health and safety perspective and a technical/quality one. As a Client I would expect the Principal Contractor to have a presence on Site whenever work was being executed and I believe that the REGs and the ACOP Guidance assume this to be so. Management in absencia can give rise to all sorts of difficulties and in my experience is not good practice.
Imagine the reaction of an Enforcing Inspector visiting the Site and finding no representative of the PC there!!!
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