Heath and safety plans

This module will be developed at a later date.

The preparation and use of health and safety plans are taught in construction-sector courses at UK universities, as part of general training in construction-sector occupational health and safety, under pressure from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and the professions. This pressure is a direct result of the high number of injuries and fatalities in the construction sector.

The HSE website offers Want construction work done safely? A quick guide for clients on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 INDG411, HSE.

The Construction Skills website features other industry-authored guidance, including:

• For the role of the client: CITB (2007) Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 - Industry guidance for small, one-off and infrequent clients CDM07/1, CS.
• For the role of CDM Co-ordinators: CITB (2007) Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 - Industry guidance for CDM Co-ordinators CDM07/2, CS.
• For the role of the designer: CITB (2007) Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 - Industry guidance for designers CDM07/4, CS.
• For the Health and Safety Plan during the construction phase: CITB (2007) Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 - Industry guidance Annex E: The construction phase plan, CS.

References and further reading

(2007) The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, The Stationery Office.

Griffiths, O. (2007) Understanding the CDM Regulations, Taylor and Francis.

HSE (2006) Health and safety in construction HSG150, HSE Books.

HSE (2007) Managing health and safety in construction. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. Approved Code of Practice L144, HSE Books. [includes a copy of the CDM Regulations 2007]

Hughes, L. & P. (2008) Easy guide to health and safety, Butterworth-Heinemann.

Joyce, R. (2007) CDM Regulations 2007 explained, Thomas Telford.

Perry, P. (2008) CDM 2007, Butterworth-Heinemann.

Ridley, J. (2008) Health and safety in brief, Butterworth-Heinemann.

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