HSE Publishes their Construction Plan of Works 2014/2015

1. CONSTRUCTION PLAN OF WORK 2014/2015

HSE has recently published its Construction Plan of Work 2014/15.

Key points for the industry to note 

• In 2014/15 and beyond occupational disease and ill health is a key priority.
• HSE will be inspecting larger home building projects and one-off developments to ensure effective management of both health and safety risks on site.
• HSE will also be looking ‘beyond the site gate’, examining how other duty holders such as designers and clients have, and can, influence health and safety standards on site.

Specific projects will include: 

•  Concentrated health initiatives
•  Fragile roofs
• Home building
• Loft conversion 
• Solar panel installation on commercial premises 
• Temporary demountable structures
• Fire (timber frame structures)
• Improving Leadership Performance.

Our main operational activities will target the following:

• Licensed asbestos removal work
• Small sites/projects
• Refurbishment
• Home building
• Major projects/large contractors
• Local priorities.

The following issues will be considered during site visits:

• Work at height 
• Occupational health risks
• Asbestos risks
• Provision of welfare facilities
• Site conditions (Good order)

In addition, we will also consider:

•  Management of health risks
•  Leadership
• Worker involvement 
• CDM duty holders
• Contractor competence
• Temporary works