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This rather slipped under the radar, but it is going to affect almost everyone who commences any kind of building work after the 1st of June 2013.
Previously only clients involved in building work with a commercial aspect would have had to involve themselves with these regulations (people working on their house were exempt).
That get out clause has now been removed and virtually all construction projects will now be subject to its requirements. Below is a very brief outline of what you should know:
The regulations will apply to all of the following building works (including maintenance and repair works):
(i) Any works which will take longer than 30 days or 500 man hours to complete.
(ii) Any works in which there is a ‘particular risk’ as defined in the regulations.
(iii) Any works on which there is more than one contractor (or subcontractor or trade) involved.
The upshot of this is that practically all building works, on all types of buildings, now have to comply with the regulations.
If you are a building owner or commission works involving a construction project to which these regulations apply (a ‘client’), you will have to do the following:
(i) Appoint an appropriately qualified Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP), and
(ii) Appoint an appropriately qualified Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS).
There is no need for outright panic, as the PSDP can be your architect/engineer and the PSCS can be your contractor. It is important however that you make these appointments separately from other appointments and that you make them formally (i.e. in writing).
The relevant regulation is S.I. 461 of 2012:
http://www.djei.ie/employment/osh/SHWWcontructionamendmentregs2012.pdf
This won’t tell you much by itself however as it only amends the language of the main legislation. The primary legislation is SI 504 of 2006.
Useful guides to the responsibilities of the Client, PSDP and PDCS are given on the Health and Safety Authority website at the following link:
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Your_Industry/Construction/Construction_Duty_Holders/
I expect that guidance noted pertaining to this new system will appear in due course, and I will link them in this thread whenever that happens.
www.studioplustwo.com
Previously only clients involved in building work with a commercial aspect would have had to involve themselves with these regulations (people working on their house were exempt).
That get out clause has now been removed and virtually all construction projects will now be subject to its requirements. Below is a very brief outline of what you should know:
The regulations will apply to all of the following building works (including maintenance and repair works):
(i) Any works which will take longer than 30 days or 500 man hours to complete.
(ii) Any works in which there is a ‘particular risk’ as defined in the regulations.
(iii) Any works on which there is more than one contractor (or subcontractor or trade) involved.
The upshot of this is that practically all building works, on all types of buildings, now have to comply with the regulations.
If you are a building owner or commission works involving a construction project to which these regulations apply (a ‘client’), you will have to do the following:
(i) Appoint an appropriately qualified Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP), and
(ii) Appoint an appropriately qualified Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS).
There is no need for outright panic, as the PSDP can be your architect/engineer and the PSCS can be your contractor. It is important however that you make these appointments separately from other appointments and that you make them formally (i.e. in writing).
The relevant regulation is S.I. 461 of 2012:
http://www.djei.ie/employment/osh/SHWWcontructionamendmentregs2012.pdf
This won’t tell you much by itself however as it only amends the language of the main legislation. The primary legislation is SI 504 of 2006.
Useful guides to the responsibilities of the Client, PSDP and PDCS are given on the Health and Safety Authority website at the following link:
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Your_Industry/Construction/Construction_Duty_Holders/
I expect that guidance noted pertaining to this new system will appear in due course, and I will link them in this thread whenever that happens.
www.studioplustwo.com