Part 4 of the Regulations contains the duties to control specific worksite risks formerly contained as provisions in the Construction Health Safety and Welfare Regulations 1996. For example, requirements on safe working near excavations, during demolition and dismantling, while working with explosives, and maintaining safe access to and from places of work, are contained here.
Part 4 applies to all construction work and places duties on any person carrying out construction work, or any person in control of a person carrying out construction work.
No. Regulation 13(6) requires the contractor to take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access to the site. This could be access by members of the public, site workers, visitors, or delivery drivers. For instance, the contractor may wish to control access to the site, and limit it to those who have received a site induction. Access may be controlled by a gate, a security guard, or turnstile system. A banksman may be used to control vehicles arriving at site.
Regulation 27(2) deals with circumstances where there are risks to health and safety on the site, and it is necessary to use signage around the perimeter, or fence it off completely if the risks warrant this. For instance, painting work in an occupied office block may just be taped off with a warning sign. Pavement works in the street might have temporary barriers in place, but a larger construction site with greater hazards may require a hoarding or secure fencing.
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