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Stage 1 > Preparation and Brief: Supplementary Material: 1/SM4
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Client’s considerations and management requirements
(a)
arrangements for:
(i)planning for and managing the construction work, including any
health and safety goals for the project
(ii) communication and liaison between client and others
(iii) security of the site
(iv) welfare provision
(b)requirements relating to the health and safety of the client’s employees
or customers or those involved in the project such as:
(i) site hoarding requirements
(ii) site transport arrangements or vehicle movement restrictions
(iii) client permit-to-work systems
(iv) fire precautions
(v) emergency procedures and means of escape
(vi)‘no-go’ areas or other authorisation requirements for those involved
in the project
(vii) any areas the client has designated as confined spaces
(viii)smoking and parking restrictions.
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Environmental restrictions and existing onsite risks
(a)
Safety hazards, including:
(i)boundaries and access, including temporary access – for example
narrow streets, lack of parking, turning or storage space
(ii) any restrictions on deliveries or waste collection or storage
(iii) adjacent land uses – for example schools, railway lines or busy roads
(iv) existing storage of hazardous materials
(v)location of existing services particularly those that are concealed –
water, electricity, gas, etc.
(vi)ground conditions, underground structures or water courses where
this might affect the safe use of plant, for example cranes, or the safety
of groundworks
(vii)information about existing structures – stability, structural form,
fragile or hazardous materials, anchorage points for fall arrest systems
(particularly where demolition is involved)
(viii)previous structural modifications, including weakening or
strengthening of the structure (particularly where demolition is
involved)
(ix)fire damage, ground shrinkage, movement or poor maintenance
which may have adversely affected the structure
(x)any difficulties relating to plant and equipment in the premises, such
as overhead gantries whose height restricts access
