BS 5975 2019 Extract - Flipbook - Page 40
BS 5975:2019
e)
BRITISH STANDARD
The client should provide all necessary information to enable the PD and/or the PC to design,
construct and remove temporary works and, where necessary, protect any assets which belong
to the client or a third party.
NOTE 2 This information could include site investigation information (including that for the design of
working platforms), computer models (including BIM [building information modelling] and/or design package
input) to allow the temporary works designer to input the new information in relation to the temporary works,
information on the assets which might be affected by the temporary works (drawings, results of any invasive
investigations of the assets and any calculations which might be available).
f)
Any requirement for client-specified hold points for temporary works, including signing of an
acceptance certificate to release any hold point (as a permit to proceed), should be defined.
h)
Any other constraints or criteria, performance or otherwise, should be defined.
g)
7.3.3
7.4
The procedures should define the actions to be taken in the event that a client does not accept a
TW proposal, or withholds or delays the release of a hold point.
Where the client directly appoints organizations, other than the PD and PC, that are involved
in temporary works, the additional items for which client responsibility should be established
are as follows.
a)
Any organization directly employed by the client should be informed that they should adhere to
the PD's or PC's procedures unless their own procedures are approved by the PD9s DI or PC9s DI,
as appropriate, for use.
b)
The arrangements should include provisions for the organization's management to both liaise
with and be responsible to the PC9s TWC on matters related to their temporary works input
(see 9.5.2).
Domestic clients
COMMENTARY ON 7.4
A domestic client is one for whom construction work is being carried out on their own home, or the
home of a family member that is not being done in connection with a business, whether for profit or not.
A domestic client is not normally expected to carry out the same duties as placed on a commercial client
and hence would not be expected to have a formal temporary works management procedure. The duties
of a domestic client are normally transferred to:
a)
the contractor on a single contractor project; or
b)
the principal contractor on a project involving more than one contractor.
However, the domestic client can choose to have a written agreement with the PD to carry out the
client duties.
7.4.1
Whoever takes on the duties of the client (PD or PC) should have a suitable temporary works
management procedure to suit the complexity of the project. This should incorporate their own
duties as well as the clients9 duties relating to temporary works as outlined in this document.
7.4.2
Householders who carry out work themselves by hiring or obtaining temporary works equipment,
such as scaffolding for access purposes to their home, or a relative9s, are not covered by the CDM
Regulations [1] and the householder should ensure they comply with the manufacturer/supplier9s
recommendations for use of the equipment.
7.4.3
The role of a designer, PD, contractor or PC on a project for a domestic client should be no different to
the role undertaken for a commercial client. The various duty holders should carry out their duties in
proportion to the risks involved in the project.
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