Construction project stage 1

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• Assess the project for underlying H&S risks and compile the project risk profile.

• Compile the construction project H&S brief, scope of work and agreed H&S services.

• Enter into a formal Agreement between the client and the CHSA.

• Input with preliminary surveys, site inspections, inherent hazards e.g. asbestos, physical and chemical stressors inherent to existing buildings, geo technical investigations, etc.

• Co-ordinate the inputs from specialists in the fields of health & safety where necessary.

Construction project stages 2 and 3

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• Undertake a preliminary assessment of the project H&S risks and compile a draft baseline risk assessment.

• Co-ordinate the inputs from the various designers wrt design related hazards, the elimination and/or substitution of these hazards, or the minimization of the hazards to acceptable levels.

• Assist designers with their ‘safe design reports’.

• The drafting of a set of health & safety specifications specific to the construction project in question.

• Inputs with early works health & safety management e.g. geo technical investigations, buildings inspections, early strip outs for investigations of structural conditions, and the like.

• Assistance with health & safety costings and contractor health & safety competence and resources necessary to undertake the work in question.

Construction project stage 4

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• Finalize the baseline risk assessment  and project specific health & safety specifications document.

• Involvement with the tender evaluation and adjudication process i.e. H&S costs allowed for, H&S competencies provided for, adequate H&S resources.

• Inclusion of the safe design reports in the tenders.

• The co-ordination of the construction H&S work permit application process and the collection of the relevant documentation in preparation of the permit application pack.

• Co-ordination of the relevant health & safety documentation to authorities.

Construction project stage 5

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• The assessment, comment, discussions and negotiations, and the final approval of the principal contractor’s health & safety plan and supporting primary H&S compliance documentation.

• The notification of the Dept. of Labor of the intention to commence construction work – to be submitted at least 7 days prior to commencement of work.

• The application for the construction H&S work permit – specific to work permit contracts as per the requirements of Construction Regulation 3.  To be applied for at least 30 days prior to the commencement of work.

• Acceptance of the P/Contractor’s health & safety management system and documentation filing system on site.

• Monitoring the implementation of the H&S plan and management system on site.

• Conducting systems audits, site inspections, document verification, and the like.

• Compiling audit and inspection reports setting out H&S findings, and detailing the corrective actions to be undertaken by the Contractors.

• Assistance with design change health & safety inputs.

• Stopping work activities where required and the associated documentation therewith.

• Incident and injury investigation oversight and assistance as per the requirements of the Construction Regulations.

Construction project stage 6

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• Defects and liability stage inputs where construction activities are undertaken: audits, inspections, and reporting thereon.

• Assistance with the consolidated construction stage health & safety files.

• Inputs during the finalization of operations and maintenance documentation and reporting to the owner/user.

• Final site inspection and close out report.