Unit 5 �Health & Safety�in Construction

Dr Adewale Abimbola, FHEA, GMICE.

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Aim: �Design Management Regulations

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations [CDM] 2015

• CDM 2015 applies to all construction work. It outlines requirements for health and safety management on construction projects.
• CDM 2007 primarily focused on reducing on-site risks, while CDM 2015 emphasises early risk management and control in the project environment before construction begins. For example,
• Incorporate innovative permanent safety railings into the roof design;
• Design an efficient one-way vehicle system on construction sites;
• Integrate structural steelwork solutions that seamlessly accommodate safety net installations;

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations [CDM] 2015

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• Devise structural designs that inherently facilitate fire containment measures during and after construction;
• Employ construction methods and materials that proactively mitigate adverse environmental effects throughout the project's lifespan.
• CDM 2015 reinstates the emphasis on proactively preventing risks across all projects, shifting from merely mitigating on-site risks, through meticulous pre-construction planning and coordination.
• At the heart of CDM 2015 lies the pivotal concept of continuous coordination throughout the entire project lifecycle (remember, a project encompasses much more than just a construction site), spanning from initial concept to project handover.

• https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/regulation/6/made
• A project is notifiable if it:
• Lasts longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point in the project; or
• Exceeds 500-person days
• The client has the duty to notify a construction project. In practice however, the client may ask someone else to notify on their behalf.

Project Notification

• Working day’ means any day on which construction work takes place. This includes weekends, and a full working day should be considered if work is only carried out for part of the day.
• Projects with domestic clients now need to notify HSE if one of the two thresholds above have been met. This was not the case under CDM 2007.

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Check Understanding: https://kahoot.it/

Project Notification

• The main contractor has a duty before any major construction work commences on site to inform the HSE through a document called an F10.
• An F10 has to contain information on the following:
• Address of the site
• Details of local authority
• A description of the project

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• Details of the start date, duration, number of operatives working, number of contractors on site
• Details of principal designer, principal contractor, client, designer, and contractors
• Signed and dated declaration

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Project Notification – Railway & Nuclear Site

• http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/regulation/6/made
• The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), now Office of Rail and Road (ORR), must be notified instead of the HSE for railway construction projects.
• The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) must be notified instead of HSE for construction projects planned on British nuclear sites or a new nuclear build site.

• Minimum welfare facilities required for construction sites
• https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/schedule/2/made

Group-assessment Task

As the client of a construction project, use this link to notify HSE: F10 about a planned commercial building work at CF10 5FE. This project meets the project notification test under CDM regulations.

You are required to make appropriate assumptions when completing the document.

Explain at least any TWO roles and responsibilities of any THREE members of construction project:

• Client (regulations 4 & 5)

• Designer (regulation 9)

• Principal designer (regulations 11 & 12)

• Principal contractor (regulations 12 - 14)

• Contractor (regulation 15)

Self-assessment

Task

[Important Hint: Link their responsibilities at the pre-construction stage, construction stage, and post-construction stage.