ABSTRACT
Project Managers are criticised for seeing early warnings as something the Contractor has to do, but not the Project Manager, and in fact most early warnings are actually issued by the Contractor. However, the Contractor and the Project Manager are obliged to give early warnings each to the other, so it is critical that Project Managers play their part in the process and issue early warning notices where required. The Risk Register was first included within NEC3 in 2005 where it is defined as 'a register of the risks which are listed in the Contract Data and the risks which the Project Manager or the Contractor has notified as an early warning matter. It includes a description of the risk and a description of the actions which are to be taken to avoid or reduce the risk'. Encouraging the early identification of problems by both parties puts the emphasis on joint solution finding rather than blame assignment and contractual entitlement.
