Job Book 9th Edition - Book - Page 113
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Stage 1 > Preparation and Brief: Supplementary Material: 1/SM4
• that the client is aware of their legal duty to appoint a CDM coordinator ‘as
soon as practicable’, and a principal contractor – the client must be satisfied
as to the competence and resources of both concerning health and safety
matters
• that the client is aware of their legal duty to make available a Health and
Safety File in respect of work previously carried out, and other relevant
information concerning the site or premises
• that any sub-consultants employed directly by the architect have the
necessary competence and resources
• that inspections and surveys of site or buildings cover all matters which
might indicate potential health and safety hazards – this is a designer’s duty,
and if a detailed survey is thought necessary, the client must be prepared to
pay for it
• that when undertaking risk assessments, proper consideration is given to
eliminating or reducing potential health and safety hazards when planning
site layouts or development – this will include the way that the contractor’s
operations on site are to be planned
• that there is full cooperation between the lead designer and all others
having a design input (including consultants and specialist subcontractors)
with regard to health and safety matters
• that there is full cooperation with the CDM coordinator over the production
of information which may be relevant for the pre-construction information
• that the CDM coordinator is invited to attend design team meetings, and to
comment as appropriate
• that in all design development the issues of safe specification, safe
buildability and safe maintenance and cleaning are kept fully in mind
• that the pre-construction information is part of the tender documentation
supplied to the principal contractor and subcontractors
• that tenders are carefully examined to make sure that the selected principal
contractor has the necessary competence and resources available to deal
with health and safety matters, and that price and programme reflect this
• that the building contract contains provisions for compliance with health
and safety regulations, and for the contractor to cooperate with the CDM
coordinator and provide ‘as-built’ information, etc.
• that the client is aware that no work must start on site before a Construction
Phase Plan has been produced by the principal contractor as a management
document for the works
• that a copy of any architect’s instruction or variation with health and safety
implications is passed to the CDM coordinator, so that the Construction
Phase Plan can be updated accordingly
• that relevant information is passed to the CDM coordinator from time to
time for possible inclusion in the Health and Safety File
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