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BRITISH STANDARD
8.5.1.7
8.5.2
BS 5975‑1:2024
The contractor’s procedure for the management of temporary works should address the type, scale
and complexity of their work/projects so that the associated foreseeable risks can be identified,
classified and effectively managed (see 5.1.3).
Contractor(s) appointed by the client
8.5.2.1
The client contractor’s roles and responsibilities are the same as those for the contractor appointed
by the PC and should be in accordance with 8.5.1.1 to 8.5.1.7.
8.5.2.2
The client contractor’s DI should be aware of the responsibilities and procedural requirements of
their contract.
NOTE Typical lines of responsibilities for a client’s contractor are shown in Figure 3b).
8.5.2.3
The PC’s DI should verify that the client contractor’s procedures are satisfactory (see 8.2.4
and 8.5.1.1).
8.5.2.4
If the client's contractor does not have their own procedures, or they are deemed not acceptable by
the PC’s DI, they should be required to work to the temporary works procedures of the PC.
8.6 Third‑party employed contractor
COMMENTARY ON 8.6
There might be occasions when a third-party organization, for example, a utility company or archaeologist, is required
to carry out planned work associated with or required by the "works", where a PC is appointed. They might or might
not appoint their own contractor to carry out the works.
8.6.1
The third‑party contractor should appoint a DI and establish a procedure that includes the lines of
responsibility for the interface with the PC.
8.6.2
The third party contractor should take the following points into account.
8.6.3
a)
The procedure should address the role and responsibility of the PC.
b)
The procedure should accept that the PC remains responsible for coordination of all temporary
works on the site and the PC should satisfy themselves of the correctness/suitability of the
specialist proposals before permitting the works.
c)
Where the third party appoints a separate TW contractor for their works, they should assess
their procedures, competence of the contractor, the contractor’s designer, and proposals for
design checking including competence.
d)
The third‑party contractor or any contractors appointed by them should recognize that the PC
retains ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the temporary works. They should provide
justification to the PC of their safe system of work including any necessary temporary works.
e)
The procedures should accept that the PC’s TWC (subject to limits of authority) might be
required as final signatory on permits.
f)
When a third‑party contractor is employed for complex or specialist temporary works, the PC
may seek advice and/or support from specialists.
For emergency works the third party, or their contractor, should work within an area cordoned off
from the rest of the PC’s area of control to allow them to work without affecting/being affected by
other temporary works. In this case, the provisions of 8.6.2 b), d), e) and f) do not apply.
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