A comprehensive Health and Safety construction file in plain English. This document will aid compliance with construction and health and safety legislation.
About this document
Construction managers must use this Health and Safety file (in conjunction with the Health and Safety plan linked at the end of this page). in connection with:
• All demolition work;
• All building and maintenance work which is notifiable to the local HSE. That is: which lasts more than 30 days or which involves 5 or more workers.
You do not need to use this file for work on domestic premises or minor work in occupied offices, shops or similar premises.
The document helps develop awareness of potential risks to all employees, from managers down, and your clients and professional team. It also informs staff how to minimise risks and is therefore a useful and necessary management tool.
The Health and Safety Plan and File help you to manage H&S from start to finish. They provide a combination of instructions, template and memory jogger. They also provide a record for the future, so that anyone coming onto the site later or returning for maintenance work knows what H&S issue were considered and how they were dealt with.
Application
and features
Suitable as a management tool for all construction work;
Aids compliance with construction and health and safety legislation;
Download once and use for any forthcoming projects, now or next year.
Contents
Checklist of all documents to be contained in the file;
Client / user / location details;
Comprehensive notes including who should use the file, who should compile the documents, how the file should be stored and used.
Word
Count (approximate):
Document: 500
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Explanatory notes:
650
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