Civil Engineering Reference
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does, in fact, maintain the health and safety standards
required.
In order to do this the client would need to establish
joint management procedures with the contractor. The
nature and degree of control required must be kept in
proportion to the size and complexity of the project, and
will depend on the extent of risk involved in the work
and the nature of the work site.
The management procedures should be determined
at the planning stage of the project and form part of the
conditions of the contract.
The areas that will need consideration will include:
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Management of the project:
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Contractors procedures
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Client procedures
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Joint procedures.
Figure 8.28
Site rules poster
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Project monitoring procedures for the contractor
and client are held jointly and require agreed proto-
cols for:
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Communication and reporting procedures
The client can then judge the response from the contrac-
tor to make the fi nal selection and award of the contract.
The considerations during the fi nal selection process will
be based on the information provided by the contractor
which should include, as necessary:
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Procedures for dealing with non-compliance
issues
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Suitable welfare arrangements
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Emergency procedures for fi re, medical and
other emergency.
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Safety plan for the project
8.4.12
Safety conditions of the contract
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Risk assessments for the project works
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Method statements for the project works
In order to make these conditions enforceable through
the contract, any joint management arrangements and
specifi c requirements for site controls should be detailed
in the contract specifi cation, either as specifi c condi-
tions included in the contract or by referring to standard
safety conditions in a separate document.
Failure to notify the contractor of such details, which
may have a cost element, could result in confl ict during
the contract works and, possibly, claims for additional
payment at a later date.
The type of safety conditions or rules which could
be imposed include:
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Response to the issues raised by the client
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Evidence of the resources to be allocated to the
project, such as:
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Plant and equipment
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Access procedures/equipment
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Materials
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Safety equipment
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Numbers and skills of personnel and
subcontractors
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Employment procedures
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Emergency equipment and procedures
Time allocated for completion of the works
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Nominated project management personnel, includ-
ing health and safety responsibility
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A requirement to comply with all legal obligations
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Restrictions or controls on the activities of the
contractor
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Procedures for checking the competence of
subcontractors
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Provision for access and egress - client and con-
tractor staff
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Specifi c site rules, e.g. management of fi re doors,
smoking, etc.
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Defi ned safe systems of work
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Permit to work systems
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Specifi c emergency procedures.
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Working times/hours
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Site services and facilities to be provided by the cli-
ent or the contractor, in particular safety critical sys-
tems that must be maintained during the contract,
e.g. fi re detection and alarm systems
8.4.11
Managing the contract
Once the contract has been awarded and the work com-
mences, the client will still need to exercise adequate
control over the project works to ensure the contractor
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Security arrangements
