We a temporary site fencing contractor, and one of our clients has asked us to produce a construction phase plan. Anyone advise who is responsible as from what i know and can find this is down to the Principa Contractor themselves (as per HSE and NHBC etc...)

Hally it is the responsibility of the PC to provide the CPP. Is this a situation where you are to erect the site boundary fencing prior to the PC arriving on site? This work should be mentioned in the Pre Construction Plan provided by the CDM-C. It could however be under the term "enabling work" and if so may - I repeat may be just outside the CPP and a method statement could suffice. There should be only one CPP for any project.

Chris thanks for the PM. Everyone, it is part of an existing site for a major store on a Retail oulet site outside Chester (locals might know where i mean...). We've done installation of fencing already and we're moving parts and putting different fencing up as well as installing further elsewehre. It isn't anything to do with Method Statements or Risk Assessments as it is in addition. We're a subcontractor only on behalf of the Principal Contractor, i think half the problem may be due to environmental aspects as it appears one of the fence lines is close to newts (just my luck) I'm assuming if they need us to make mention of certain important info within the assessments, then they as the PC (or CDM-C) should provide me with the phase plan. I do get this from some clients so that we are aware in advance of any site visits etc. I've currently left it between my Production Director and the PC to come back with why they are asking for it. We've never and won't be a PC as it's not our remit (wouldn't mind being able to do them mind...) Cheers for the advise and confirmation of what i thought. Jon

Hally, In my experience I’ve known this kind of document under a number of different names. Essentially your company has a safety statement which sets out policy and personnel and how they relate to safety etc. This construction phase plan is a similar document except it’s specific to the job you are doing for the PC. It would include risk assessments specific to the works you are doing including some that may not be in the safety statement. Also your site personnel/management & responsibilities. How safety will be managed on site, induction, disciplinary procedures, Site Do’s & Don’ts. Think of it as a safety statement specific to the project and your scope of work. I don’t believe it to be a regulatory document and you’ll have to check the contract your company signed, to see if it’s in there as a requirement if you want to argue the point with the PC. Ask the PC for a template, that should give you some time to put something together. Start with your company safety statement and remove/amend sections to suit your needs, it’ll soon come together.