ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on planning for health and safety. The CDM Regulations (HSE, 1994a) necessitate a two-part approach to planning with the objective of delivering a health and safety plan for the project. The first part is the responsibility of the planning supervisor, working with the designer, who must produce a pre-tender health and safety plan. The second part is the responsibility of the appointed principal contractor, who builds upon the pre-tender plan and considers the construction phase health and safety planning issues. The health and safety plan is, therefore, a mechanism for bringing the project participants together to improve communication and teamwork on matters of project safety, health and welfare. The focus of the plan is to identify the potential hazards to health and dangers to safety through each stage of the construction process and assess their degree of risk. This consideration forms the basis for developing the safe working practices which are essential to the on-site construction works.
