Procedural Guide - Book - Page 49
3.2 CONTRACTURAL INTERFACES
3.2.1
For the safe management of construction activities, regulation 4, 5 and 8 of The
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations require competent people to be
appointed with clear responsibilities and lines of communication.
Duty Holder
Summary of general duty
Client
Principal Designer
Principal
Contractor
Ensure that suitable arrangements are made, reviewed, and
maintained to manage the health and safety risks involved in the
project.
Required to plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate the work during
the pre-construction phase.
They must liaise with the principal contractor to provide them with
the relevant information for planning, management, and monitoring
during the construction phase.
Required to plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate the work during
the construction phase.
They must liaise with the client and principal designer to provide
them with the relevant information for planning, management, and
monitoring during the construction phase.
3.2.2
There are 3 important phases of the project as follows:
3.2.3
In relation to temporary works there are several scenarios for the client to manage
temporary works and these will follow the broader requirement for managing
permanent/construction works.
3.2.4
In relation to temporary works the principal designer has specific responsibilities.
Some are shown below.
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