Health and safety - Construction

Principal contractor assessment checklistIf more than one contractor is involved in your construction project, the client must appoint a principal contractor. But how do you ensure that your appointee is competent for the role? Use our principal cont... Read more

Permit to work - excavationCarrying out excavation work is potentially dangerous. So to avoid or sufficiently reduce the risks to an acceptable level, use our permit to help you plan the work before it starts.Excavation workThe main dangers of excava... Read more

Safe handling of scaffolding equipment If scaffolding equipment is handled incorrectly, then this could lead to accidents involving personal injuries.Managing the risksTo help you to identify the hazards associated with handling scaffolding equipment... Read more

Safety in plastering work If plastering work is carried out incorrectly, then this could lead to accidents involving serious personal injuries and ill-health.Managing the risksTo help you to identify the hazards associated with plastering work and th... Read more

Request for pre-construction informationConstruction work clients should proactively send out pre-construction information, but what should you do as a contractor if they don't know this? Rather than struggle on, use our document.The lawThe duty to pr... Read more

Safe erection of post and board fencingIf the erection of post and board fencing is carried out incorrectly, it could lead to accidents resulting in serious personal injuries.Managing the risksTo help you to identify the hazards associated with the s... Read more

Unloading vehicles on a construction siteIf the unloading of vehicles on a construction site is not carried out correctly, it could lead to accidents involving serious personal injuries as well as goods/property damage.Managing the risksTo help you i... Read more

Appointing a principal designer letterIf your construction project is likely to involve two or more contractors, you must appoint a principal designer (PD). Our template letter provides a suggested format for this formal appointment. Legal reasonsThe... Read more

Ground works - excavations Ground works involving excavation present risks to staff and members of the public which, left unmanaged, could cause accidents and potentially put you on the wrong side of the law.  Safe diggingTo ensure that this doesn't ... Read more

Land survey work Carrying out land surveys can present risks to surveyors which, left unmanaged, could cause accidents and potentially put you on the wrong side of the law.   Managing the risksTo help you identify the hazards associated with land s... Read more