ABSTRACT
The Construction Design and Management Regulations were originally introduced in 1994. The Regulations required that health and safety be taken into account and managed throughout all stages of a construction project. The Health and Safety File is intended to be a record of useful site information that will help in managing health and safety risks during future maintenance, repair, construction or demolition work undertaken on the site. Under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 a ‘client’ is any individual or organisation who, in the course of business, has a construction project carried out or carries out construction work themselves. The role of ‘Construction Design and Management Coordinator’ in the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 replaces that of ‘Planning Supervisor’ in the 1994 Regulations. Risk assessment is fundamental to the management of health and safety risks, whether or not the project is notifiable under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007.
