Any links to what role Health+Safety laws have re a house extension

ircoha

I know we don't do advice here so looking for some links to any documentation on the above.

On some house extensions I see all the safety signs and the workers wear hard hats and high vis jackets and the like.
The scaffold has proper kick boards and handrails etc
On others I see none of this.
Just wonder what is the threshold for requiring the hats etc.

Thanks.

laminate

The whole PSDP PSCS AF1, AF2 stuff kicks in for situations where the project is not owner occupier domestic - so Local Authority housing, Landlord, Developer renovating and extending will all require the full rigmarole.

Even for standard domestic following the H&S rules is advisable, as if there is a problem you (the designer) will be judged by the same standards (or so it would appear).

I assume the following of protocol is related to the above.

sydthebeat

AFAIK the health and safety act hits in in domestic situations when the number of man hours for the project exceeds a certain figure... im not sure what that is but 300 springs to mind?... or it may be 30 days or something....

ill look it up on monday...

sinnerboy

in the case of works to a house by the owner occupier the client does not have to make PSCS and PSDS appointments

all other provisions of the act apply

the architect , or engineer has duties as "designer" under the 2006 H+S at work act ( construction ) regulations

the 500 man days / 30 days rule means the contractor has to fill in af2 form ( commencement notice ) to HSA and make a safety plan . he should ask for "The Designer" for his risk assesment .

it is widely not observed .....

laminate

sinnerboy wrote: »

the 500 man days / 30 days rule means the contractor has to fill in af2 form ( commencement notice ) to HSA and make a safety plan . he should ask for "The Designer" for his risk assesment .

The 30 days rule is a de minimis rule for certain types of project which should fall under the Health and Safety regulations but for the de minimis rule - e.g. if you get a guy to change a light bulb in your office he does not need to give AF1 notification, appoint a PSDP give AF2 notification etc.

The whole HS process does not apply for owner occupier domestic projects, because these are exempt because of their nature (unless there is a specific unusual risk - e.g. Asbestos).

Domestic projects [where the client is not carrying out a trade business etc. - (e.g. landlord, local authority,developer)] do not require AF2 notification, PSDP, PSCS, Preliminary Health and Safety or any other formal requirement of the HSW (Construction) Regulations .

The designer is required however to prove that he has designed in a safe manner if something bad happens and things end up in court - in which case as a designer having prepared all the preparatory work expected of a designer for a project that had a PSDP will be useful.

sinnerboy

ircoha wrote: »

I know we don't do advice here so looking for some links to any documentation on the above.


Thanks.

http://publications.hsa.ie/index.asp?locID=6&docID=200