Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC)
The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) advises the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the protection of people at work (and others) from hazards to health and safety within the building, civil engineering and engineering construction industry.
Its membership is tripartite, providing representation from key industry stakeholders (including SMEs), and public representation via a local authority representative. Its strategic work helps the industry deliver the challenging RHS targets it set at the 2001 Construction Summit, and helps to secure close links between the industry and HSE.
CONIAC was reconstituted at the beginning of 2004, with a smaller membership, and a new approach. The new approach reflects the desire of HSE to work in partnership with intermediary groups in the construction industry, to take forward the new HSE Strategy. The aim is to take forward new ways of working with the constituencies represented on CONIAC in order to deliver the Strategy and the Revitalising Health and Safety targets within those constituencies.
CONIAC has three sub groups helping to take forward its work:
- Safety Working Group
- Working Well Together Steering Group
- Occupational Health Working Group
A fourth sub group, the CDM Guidance Working Group, is currently inactive.
The Chair of CONIAC is Philip White, Chief Inspector of Construction.
For all enquiries contact: The Secretary (CONIAC), Health and Safety Executive, Floor 5SW, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS Tel 0207 556 2191 Fax 020 7556 2209.
Open meetings
HSE's Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) holds open meetings during the year, where appropriate.

