11. Risk Assessments, Method Statements, CoSHH & CDM
You should have procedures in place for carrying out risk assessments and for developing and implementing safe systems of work / method statements.
Evidence required:
Evidence showing how the company will identify significant Health and Safety hazards and how the assessed risks will be controlled.
Sample risk assessment / safe systems of work / method statements.
If you employ less than five persons and do not have written arrangements, you should be able to describe how you achieve the above.
We require a minimum of 2-3 completed risk assessments and method statements/SSOW. A larger sample may be required for medium-large organisations with 50+ employees or for those organisations using a wide range of hazardous substances.
CoSHH Assessmensts
All hazardous substances / chemicals used or generated need to be subject to a CoSHH assessment to identify the measures to reduce the risk of harm occurring to employees as a result of exposure, in accordance with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) Regulations 2002 (as amended).
Evidence required:
Evidence of completed CoSHH assessments
We require a minimum of 2-3 completed CoSHH assessments. A larger sample may be required for medium-large organisations with 50+ employees or for those organisations using a wide range of hazardous substances.
CDM / Construction Phase Plan
For Principal Contractor organisations, you should be able to demonstrate how a suitable construction phase plan is created prior to the start of works.
The plan should be:
Proportionate to the size and nature of the work, and the risks involved
Workable and realistic
Sufficiently developed to allow work to start on site.
Evidence required:
Sample construction phase plans dated within the last 12 months.
Principal Contractor – Duties
You should have in place and implement, arrangements for meeting your duties under CDM 2015.
Evidence required:
Sample Construction phase plans dated within the last 12 months
Evidence of compliance to Schedule 2 of the CDM 2015 Regulations
Details of type of welfare facilities provided on previous projects
Evidence of certification to understand the PC role e.g SMSTS Certificates / NEBOSH Construction Certificates / NVQs
Designers
You should have in place and implement, arrangements for meeting your duties under CDM 2015.
Hazard elimination and risk control
Evidence required:
Details of qualifications relevant to specific area of expertise, which may include HND or HNC, Bachelors degree or Masters.
Details of professional institution membership such as RIBA, ICE, APS, RiAS, CIAT, ARB, IstructE etc.
Evidence to confirm a clear commitment to continued improvement, training and the CPD of staff in relevant area of expertise and Health and Safety.
Designers risk assessment
Principal Designers
You should have in place and implement, arrangements for meeting your duties under CDM 2015.
Hazard elimination and risk control
Principal Designer duties
Evidence required:
Details of qualifications to confirm the organisations operational capability to manage construction Health & Safety e.g. NEBOSH construction, NVQ in Occupational Health & Safety.
Details of qualifications relevant to specific area of expertise, which may include HND or HNC, Bachelors degree or Masters.
Details of relevant professional institution membership such as member of the registers administered by the AOPS or ICS, or the ICE construction H&S Register.
Evidence showing how you communicate with clients and make sure the client is aware of their duties.
Meeting minutes or examples of pre-construction information collated for a project and distributed to the relevant project team members.
Evidence of written instructions to designers, meeting minutes.
Communication with the principal contractor.
Evidence showing how you manage design changes after appointment of the PC and during the construction phase.
Evidence showing how you prepare and handover the Health and Safety File and the procedures the organisation has in place to ensure post project reviews are completed.