S.L. 646.25 Art. 5Project supervisor: Duties. Prior notice. Health and safety plan. Health and safety file. Coordination.        S.L. 424.18.

The project supervisor shall:

(1) take account of the general principles of prevention concerning health and safety referred to in the Act and subsidiary regulations as appropriate, during the various stages of designing and preparing the project, in particular:

(a) when architectural, technical and, or organizational aspects are being decided, in order to plan the various items or stages of work which are to take place simultaneously or in succession;

(b) when estimating the period required for completing such work or work stages.

Account shall also be taken, each time this appears necessary, REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK AT CONSTRUCTION SITES)

of all health and safety plans and of files drawn up in accordance with sub-regulation (4) or adjusted in accordance with paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (4).

(2) The health and safety plan shall set out the rules applicable to the construction site concerned, taking into account where necessary the industrial activities taking place on the site; this plan shall also include specific measures concerning work which falls within one or more of the categories of Schedule II.

(3) In the case of construction sites on which work is scheduled to last longer than 30 working days and on which more than 20 workers are occupied simultaneously, or on which the volume of work is scheduled to exceed 500 person-days, the project supervisor shall communicate a prior notice drawn up in accordance with Schedule III to the Authority at least four calendar weeks before work starts on the project. Once any work activity on the project commences, a copy of the prior notice shall be clearly displayed on the construction site and, if necessary, periodically updated.

(4) The project supervisor shall also:

(a) co-ordinate the implementation of the provisions of this regulation, and shall draw up a health and safety plan prior to the setting up of a construction site;

(b) prepare a file appropriate to the characteristics of the project containing relevant health and safety information to be taken into account during any subsequent works;

(c) coordinate the implementation of the general principles of prevention and safety:

(i) when technical and, or organizational aspects are being decided, in order to plan the various items or stages of work which are to take place simultaneously or in succession;

(ii) when estimating the period required for completing such work or work stages;

(d) coordinate the implementation of the relevant provisions of these regulations in order to ensure that employers and, if necessary for the protection of workers, self-employed persons:

(i) apply the principles referred to in regulation 9 in a consistent manner;

(ii) where required, follow the health and safety plan referred to in sub-regulation (4) of regulation 5;

(e) make, or cause to be made, any adjustments required to the health and safety plan referred to in sub-regulation (4) of regulation 5 and the file referred to in sub-regulation (4) of regulation 5 to take account of the progress of the work and any changes which have occurred;

(f) organize cooperation between contractors, including successive contractors on the same site, coordination of their activities with a view to protecting workers and preventing accidents and occupational health hazards and reciprocal information as provided for in regulation 7 of the

General Provisions for Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations, ensuring that self-employed persons are brought into this process where necessary;

(g) coordinate arrangements to check that the working procedures are being implemented correctly;

(h) take the steps necessary to ensure that only authorized persons are allowed onto the construction site.