FLETCHER McNEILL     PLANNING SUPERVISOR / HEALTH + SAFETY

The planning supervisor has to co-ordinate the health and safety aspects of project design and the initial planning to ensure as much as they can that:

designers comply with their duties – in particular, the avoidance and reduction of risk;

designers co-operate with each other for the purposes of health and safety

a health and safety plan is prepared before arrangements are made for a principal contractor to be appointed; and

  are able to give advice, if requested, to the client on the competence and allocation of resources by designers and all contractors; advise contractors appointing designers; and also advise the client on the health and safety plan before the construction phase starts; and

the project is notified to the Health and Safety Executive; and

the health and safety file is prepared and deliver it to the client at the end of a project.

The pre-tender health and safety plan which the planning supervisor has to ensure is prepared should include:

a general description of the work;

details of timings within the project;

details of risks to workers as far as possible at that stage;

information required by potential principal contractors to demonstrate competence or adequacy of resources;

information for preparing a health and safety plan for the construction phase and information for welfare provision.

We believe Planning Supervisors have a major role to play in the management of Construction Health and Safety. Our approach is based on listening carefully to clients needs and co-ordinating the design team to produce realistic designs which are safer and healthier to build and maintain. Fletcher McNeill can fulfil the duties of the Planning Supervisor fully or provide support to clients and organisations wishing to fulfil the duties internally. Since the introduction of the CDM Regulations, we have fulfilled the duties of the Planning Supervisor across a variety of industry sectors, on new build, refurbishment and fit-outs.

Our approach is based on teamwork. We will work with the client and design team during the design and planning phases of the project, during the Construction Phase we liaise with the Principal Contractor on a regular basis, ensuring the Health and Safety Plan remains a live document. We employ competent and experienced individuals who are Members of the Association of Planning Supervisors.