Posted By Catman Hi Raymond No change from the norm as far as I can see. The PC develops the Construction phase plan and the PS/Client in this case should decide when it is sufficiently developed. If the client does not have the competence to do this, then he is not competent to be the PS. Cheers TW

Posted By Robert K Lewis RR So the final say is that of the PC - He is in charge of safety on site! The proposed revised regulations do not change this. Bob

Posted By Ian G Hutchings Ray When I was in an organisation that acted as client and PS we would give the final approval of the content of the construction phase health and safety plan. This was really just to satisfy ourselves that the plan was specific for the job and not just a churned out and not fully relevant generic document. However it was obviously still the PCs responsibility to manage safety on the project. When we did site visits and audits we then referred back to the plan and audited against the controls that had been specified. The requirements and the aspects of the plan were built into the contractual terms and conditions with the PC. Regards Ian

Posted By Robert K Lewis The question concerned the construction phase plan. The duty on the part of the client is to ensure it is adequate to commence construction. It is not to ensure the plan is complete in terms of the whole project period. Once construction commences it is fully down to the PC. The brighter note in the new regulations is that the formal statement for pre-tender is about an information pack - not a pre-tender plan. This is an option that is actually in the current regs but is rarely followed except where a single organisation is undertaking a variety of roles, particularly on design build projects. Bob

Posted By Raymond Rapp Once again, thanks to those who have contributed. Some responses are a little confusing, but it my understanding the Client 'approves' the h&s plan in the first instance. I was of course referring to the current CD Regs. Ray