Health and Safety - Roles and Responsabilities
Health, Safety
And
Welfare
Unit 1 – Assignment 1
Michelle Stephens – March 2010
Table of Contents
Task 1a Roles and Responsibilities 3
Task 1b 3 Main types of Legislation 4
Task 2 Interaction between members of the building team 10
Appendix (i) References 11
Task 1
a) Identify and describe the roles and responsibilities of the persons responsible for health, safety and welfare on a construction project.
Do Your Bit Campaign[pic] have others done to involve workers?
Roles and Responsibilities
Everyone be it in the workplace or on a construction site is responsible for health, safety and Welfare. The main persons responsible for health, safety and welfare on a construction site are:
➢ Employer – their role is to conduct their business safely. In order to accomplish this, a supervisor (site manager) generally runs the site. They must ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees; they should provide a safe system of work, with safe plant and equipment. Provide safe handling storage transport along with information, supervision and training. There must be safe access and egress from the place of work along with a safe environment to work in. The employer also has a responsibility to produce a policy to this effect, and must consult with and co-operate n developing safety measures.
➢ CDM coordinator (formally planning supervisor) – They have the overall responsibility to coordinate the health, safety and welfare aspects of the design and planning phase.
Prepare the early stages of the health, safety and welfare plan.
Advise Clients of the competence and adequate resource of the principle contactor and ensure that a health, safety and welfare file for each structure is delivered to the client on completion.
➢ Designers – Ensure that structures are designed and specified to minimise
And
Welfare
Unit 1 – Assignment 1
Michelle Stephens – March 2010
Table of Contents
Task 1a Roles and Responsibilities 3
Task 1b 3 Main types of Legislation 4
Task 2 Interaction between members of the building team 10
Appendix (i) References 11
Task 1
a) Identify and describe the roles and responsibilities of the persons responsible for health, safety and welfare on a construction project.
Do Your Bit Campaign[pic] have others done to involve workers?
Roles and Responsibilities
Everyone be it in the workplace or on a construction site is responsible for health, safety and Welfare. The main persons responsible for health, safety and welfare on a construction site are:
➢ Employer – their role is to conduct their business safely. In order to accomplish this, a supervisor (site manager) generally runs the site. They must ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees; they should provide a safe system of work, with safe plant and equipment. Provide safe handling storage transport along with information, supervision and training. There must be safe access and egress from the place of work along with a safe environment to work in. The employer also has a responsibility to produce a policy to this effect, and must consult with and co-operate n developing safety measures.
➢ CDM coordinator (formally planning supervisor) – They have the overall responsibility to coordinate the health, safety and welfare aspects of the design and planning phase.
Prepare the early stages of the health, safety and welfare plan.
Advise Clients of the competence and adequate resource of the principle contactor and ensure that a health, safety and welfare file for each structure is delivered to the client on completion.
➢ Designers – Ensure that structures are designed and specified to minimise
References: 1. www.pla.co.uk › Environment › Legislation 2. http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/laws_regulations/envir_legislation/leg_eia.html 3. http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/listen_up.pdf 4. http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/102433.aspx 5. http://www.bgateway.com/bdotg 6. http://www.ciria.org/service/Home/AM/ContentManagerNet/HomePages 7. http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=66 8. http://www.iema.net/readingroom/all_documents?aid=283 9. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ 10. http://www.quality.co.uk/eco/ingridnt.htm