Contractors: roles and responsibilities
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
All those who work in the construction industry have their part to play looking after their own health and safety and in improving the industry's health and safety record.
On all projects contractors will need to:
- Plan, manage and monitor their own work and that of their workers
- Check the competence of all their appointees and workers
- Train their own employees
- Provide information to their workers
- Ensure that there are adequate welfare facilities for their workers
In addition, where projects are notifiable under the Regulations, contractors must also:
- Check that the client is aware of their duties, check that a CDM co-ordinator has been appointed and ensure that HSE has been notified before the work starts
- Co-operate with the principal contractor in planning and managing work, including reasonable directions and site rules
- Provide details to the principal contractor of any contractor engaged in connection with carrying out work
- Provide any information needed for the health and safety file
- Inform the principal contractor of any problems with the plan
- Inform the principal contractor of reportable accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences
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