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of the 2007 Regulations. This includes companies that use their own workforce to do
construction work on their own premises.
As with designers, no contractor shall carry out construction work in relation to a
project unless any client for the project is aware of his duties under the 2007 Reg-
ulations, and the contractor should not accept an appointment unless they regard
themselves as competent to carry it through. Contractors are obliged to plan, manage
and monitor construction work carried out by them or under their control in a way
which ensures that, so far as is reasonably practicable, it is carried out without risks
to health and safety.
Contractors are required to ensure that any contractor they engage is informed of
theminimumamountoftimewhichtheywillbeallowedforplanningandpreparation
before they begin work.
Regulation 13(4) sets out requirements in respect of the provision of information
and training for every worker carrying out construction work. This includes:
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suitable site induction, where not provided by any principal contractor;
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information on the risks to the worker's health and safety, whether brought out by
a risk assessment under regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at
Work Regulations 1999 or arising out of the conduct by another contractor of his
undertaking;
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the measures which have been identified by the contractor in consequence of the
risk assessment as measures he needs to take to comply with the requirements and
prohibitions imposed upon him by or under the relevant statutory provisions;
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any site rules;
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theprocedurestobefollowedintheeventofseriousandimminentdangertowork-
ers; and
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the identity of the persons nominated to implement those procedures.
A specific duty is set out in regulation 13(6) regarding the prevention of access to site
by unauthorized persons. Work cannot start unless reasonable steps have been taken
in that regard. Lastly, by virtue of regulation 13(7) provision is made in relation to
welfare facilities. These are set out in Schedule 2 to the 2007 Regulations.
20.4.10 Part 3 Notifiable projects
Part 3 sets out the additional duties which arise where a project is notifiable. What
thisactuallymeansisconsideredbelow.Insuchcircumstancesadditionaldutiesare
incumbent upon clients, designers and contractors. Perhaps more importantly, how-
ever, it introduces us to the CDM co-ordinator and the principal contractor, whose
roles are considered in detail below.
20.4.11 What is a notifiable project?
By virtue of regulation 2(3), a project is notifiable if the construction phase is
likely to involve more than 30 days; or 500 person days (e.g. 50 people working for
