Pre Construction & Construction Phase Plan

For all projects notifiable to the HSE a Construction-phase (health and safety management) Plan must be prepared. It is prepared by, or on behalf of, the Principal Contractor and is a legally required document to be kept on site throughout the construction phase.

It is also a legal requirement that the Plan be implemented.

This written plan contains all arrangements to be put in place for the health and safety management of a construction project. It must be prepared and be sufficiently developed before a Client allows the construction phase to commence. The CDM Co-ordinator will usually advise the Client on the Plan’s adequacy.

The Construction-phase plan is not a generic document – it is a site-specific live document which should be altered and developed as the project progresses. It must be kept up-to-date.

The contents of a typical Construction-phase Plan can be found in the Appendix to the Approved Code of Practice to the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007.