Effective Construction Safety Management Agenda Safety Management in

Effective Construction Safety Management Agenda · Safety Management in Roads Service · A review of the roles within CDM · What are the construction regulations? · What's in a H&S plan? · CDM and procurement · Discussion © Ciaran Mc. Aleenan, 2001

Effective Construction Safety Management Set your work objectives to include; Analyse the Operation Manage the Operation Improve Effectiveness Review Operational Analysis & Control Model © Ciaran & Philip Mc. Aleenan, 1997 - 2001 “. . . tasks/ activities are to be completed on time and in a manner that does not cause harm to the employees, customers, other nonemployees, or the company/ organisation. ”

Effective Construction Safety Management Analyse the Operation Three questions • What can cause harm? • What are you doing about it • Is it enough? Operational Analysis & Control Model © Ciaran & Philip Mc. Aleenan, 1997 - 2001 Analyse the Operation Manage the Operation Effectiveness Review Improve

Effective Construction Safety Management Manage the Operation Three more questions • What has to be done? • What resources do you need? • When is a review needed? Operational Analysis & Control Model © Ciaran & Philip Mc. Aleenan, 1997 - 2001 Analyse the Operation Manage the Operation Effectiveness Review Improve

Effective Construction Safety Management Effectiveness Review Final three questions Analyse the Operation Manage the Operation • Has the operation progressed as planned? • Detail the changes needed. • List the improvement actions. Operational Analysis & Control Model © Ciaran & Philip Mc. Aleenan, 1997 - 2001 Effectiveness Review Improve

Effective Construction Safety Management In Practice you have to. . . • Design it, • Build it, • Maintain it, and • Demolish it taking full account of the safety of the construction worker, the end user and anyone else that may be affected. Operational Analysis & Control Model © Ciaran & Philip Mc. Aleenan, 1997 - 2001 Analyse the Operation Manage the Operation Effectiveness Review Improve

Effective Construction Safety Management Roles within CDM • Client • Designer • Planning Supervisor • Principal Contractor

Effective Construction Safety Management Roles within CDM - Client • Appoint competent; • planning supervisor • designer(s) • principal contractor • Ensure H&S plan prepared before construction phase starts • Provide relevant information • Ensure H&S file is kept available

Effective Construction Safety Management Roles within CDM - Designer • Advise clients on their duties • Design for safety, i. e. • Avoid foreseeable risks, • Combat risks at source, • Priority to those involved in construction , cleaning or otherwise affected, • Design to include adequate information, and • Co-operate with the planning supervisor.

Effective Construction Safety Management Designers must… • At concept feasibility and design stage, • • • make client aware of duties identify H&S hazards of any design work, give adequate regard to risk control hierarchy, provide H&S information to those who need it, and co-operate with the planning supervisor and other designers • At construction phase • identify hazards in ongoing design work (e. g. temporary works) • give adequate regard to risk control hierarchy, • provide H&S information to those who need it, and • co-operate with the planning supervisor and other designers

Effective Construction Safety Management Roles within CDM - Planning Supervisor • Project is notified to HSE, • Ensure design includes; • reference to H&S management, and • adequate information about structures and material, • Ensure co-operation between designers, • Advise client/ contractor regarding; • competence of personnel, and • allocation of resources • Ensure preparation and final delivery of H&S file and • Ensure H&S plan is available.

Effective Construction Safety Management Roles within CDM - Principal Contractor • Ensure co-operation between contractors, • Ensure every contractor and employee complies with H&S plan, • Ensure only authorised persons enter construction area, • Ensure notification particulars are displayed, • Provide information promptly to the planning supervisor, • Give necessary directions and information to contractors, • Include construction H&S management in the H&S plan • Provide training to employees, and • Have employee liaison arrangements.

Effective Construction Safety Management Planning Supervisors Issues • Round the table open discussion period (allow at least 30 minutes)

Effective Construction Safety Management What I look for in a Health & Safety Plan? Pre-tender Phase • Nature of project • List of significant hazards and control measures, • All known information relating to construction site e. g; • services, • traffic control, and • ground conditions. • Construction materials – precautions required, • Problems that need specific discussions, • Site rules; including access and accommodation, • Liaison arrangements (Client and planning supervisor), • Procedures for dealing with design changes.

Effective Construction Safety Management What I look for in a Health & Safety Plan? Construction Phase • List of significant hazards and control measures, • Identification of responsibilities, • Management and review arrangements, • Resources, • Contractor control procedures, • Site access arrangements, • Methods for communicating (on-site and off-site), • Emergency procedures.

Effective Construction Safety Management CDM and Procurement issues… Client must be satisfied that principal contractor has; • competence to carry out and manage construction work, and • adequate resources • Key areas to probe include; • General policy • General organisation • Planning and performance monitoring, • Experience, and • Specialist knowledge and resources.