Posted By Martyn Hendrie If I have read you posting correctly I would question why you are submitting Risk Assessments to the Planning Supervisor. The adequacy, or otherwise of risk assessments for the construction activities on a project rest with the employer carrying out the work and the Principal Contractor.

Posted By Salus Hi Russell, your risk assessments have to be "suitable & sufficient" and are required to identify the "significant" hazards.

Posted By Robert K Lewis John A problem often occurs here when the client assigns the duty to the PS but does not have a clause in the contract for the PC to be aware of and accept it as a duty on themselves. Russell You need to check on your contract conditions to know how far you can take this. MOD work like that in prisons is often very specific in the needs of the method statement and it is indeed possible that seemingly identical tasks could hold different risks in different rooms. I remeber one job where there was a simple requirement to paint walls in cells, prisoners' common areas, and staff rest areas. All had different risks. As for the assessments to be faced later - this is the fairly standard thinking process based on a knowledge that there could be other changes tomorrow. Just keep them to one side or stamp them DRAFT at this moment. Bob