Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Once the project team is in place, work then starts on generating a
number of documents. Some documents are required by law, some by the
Contractor's Procedures and Management System and some by the Client
as set out in the Contract Documents. Such documents include, but are not
limited to, the following:
• Method statements
• Health and Safety risk assessments
• Environmental Aspects and Impacts assessments
• Health and Safety Plan
• Quality Plan
• Inspection and Test Plan
• Programme
•
Cash flow forecasts
•
Waste Management Plans
•
CoSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) Assessments.
All these documents take a considerable time to prepare and set out
the method of delivering the project in a safe and timely manner. These
documents should be referred to regularly and updated accordingly as the
project develops and should not just sit in the bottom of a drawer or filing
cabinet.
Not only is it crucial that the Management Team has a full understanding
of the project requirements but it is just as important that the entire supply
chain and operatives are fully aware.
The relevant information for each activity is disseminated to the workforce
by the site management team by means of:
• Site-specific inductions
• Method statement briefings
• Toolbox talks
• Workforce consultation.
Going through these once at the beginning is not enough. They should be
repeated at regular intervals and each briefing should be recorded in writing
so that periodic checks can be made to ensure compliance.
A competent Contractor would have a Health, Safety, Environmental
and Quality Management System in place. Such a system would set out a
number of control measures to ensure that the project is being delivered in
accordance with the Contract and client requirements.
Some of these control measures include the following:
•
Implementation of Quality Plan
•
Implementation of Inspection and Test Plan
