Recent changes to the Construction Regulations have completely changed the way we manage health and safety on construction sites. The most important changes as a result of the new regulations are the inclusion of health and safety in the pre-construction phases, the professional registration with SACPCMP of OHS practitioners and the introduction of a construction work permit for certain categories of construction projects.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
PROJECT INITIATION AND BRIEFING
- Advise the client on project initiation brief meetings
- Advice and conclude the terms of the agreement with the client in terms of health and safety.
- Identify construction project health and safety risk profile
CONCEPT AND FEASIBILITY
- Prepare draft construction project baseline risk assessment
- Advise the client on the adequacy of the health and safety competency and resources of the appropriate specialists in the project.
- Assess and approve the appropriate specialists health and safety plans
- Monitor the implementation of the appropriate specialists health and safety plans, including periodic audits
- Prepare the draft construction project health and safety specification
- Liaise, co-operate and provide necessary information to the client/principal consultant and the other consultants
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
- Finalize the construction project health and safety risk profile
- Agree on a format for the health and safety file.
- Assess and approve necessary construction project health and safety plans for early works
- Monitor the implementation of necessary construction health and safety plans, including periodic audits for early works
- Liaise, co-operate and provide necessary construction project health and safety information to the client, principal consultant and the other consultants
TENDER DOCUMENTATION AND PROCUREMENT
- Finalize construction project tender health and safety specifications and integrate with procurement documentation
- Prepare construction project health and safety documentation for submission to authorities
- Participate in construction project tender clarification meetings
- Assist the cost consultant in the finalization of the construction project health and safety cost estimate/budget
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT
- Attend site handover meetings and lead construction project health and safety mobilization and access plans
- Attend regular site, technical and progress meetings
- Prepare revised construction project health and safety risk profile, specifications and cost estimates/budgets where there is scope of work changes
- Monitor the implementation of the construction project health and safety plans in accordance with the construction project health and safety specification and further scope of work changes and recommend stop work orders where necessary
- Monitor design risk management
- Perform incident and accident investigations where necessary
- Audit compliance with the construction project health and safety plans and brief the project management team and contractor(s) following site audits
- Conduct construction health and safety management system audits
PROJECT CLOSE - OUT
- Review, discuss and approve the health and safety file with the contractor(s) and manage the construction project health and safety during the defects liability period
- Cancel all construction project health and safety legal appointments
- Prepare the health and safety operations and maintenance report
- Prepare the consolidated construction project health and safety close - out report