Health and Safety Principal Designers Partner

Health & Safety

We follow the principles as set out in PAS: 8671: 2022 Framework for the competence of individual principal designers with regard to capacity and competence. The Principal Designer's primary function is to plan, manage and coordinate Health and Safety in the Pre-Construction Phase and to liaise with the Principal Contractor to help in the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the Construction Phase.

Keegans expand upon their appointed role as Principal Designer to ensure full support for the client in the discharge of client specific duties from project inception through to maintenance and use of the building.

Our holistic approach to managing Health and Safety on projects, provides us with the skills, experience and knowledge required to meet the requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. Some of our qualified principal designers are also qualified and experienced fire engineers and as such are competent to act on 'higher risk' buildings as defined by the Building Safety Act 2022.

Our service includes optional site safety audits which further assist our clients, with particular reference to the need to monitor the implementation of health and safety arrangements established for the duration of projects.

We are well placed to act as the client's key project advisor in respect of construction health and safety, risk management and managing the flow of information between clients, designers and contractors.

Our services include advising clients on:

Compliance with client duties under the regulations.
Health and Safety skills, knowledge and competence of the design team and the adequacy of the resources they have allocated to the project.
Ensuring cooperation and coordination of the design team
Facilitating the preparation and review of project risks from design through to building use and maintenance.
Reviewing the suitability of the construction phase plan and any temporary works packages.
Reviewing any design changes during the construction phase.
Preparing the Health and Safety File and thereafter maintaining and making the File available to those who require it for subsequent work such as maintenance, cleaning, refurbishment or demolition.
Obtaining and provision of relevant information to those who need it.
Notifying the Health and Safety Executive or other authority of a project.
Ensuring that a Construction Phase Plan is in place and that suitable welfare facilities are provided.
The Principal Contractor's management arrangements for the construction phase.
Appointment of duty holders.

Keegans ensure that their clients discharge their duties to the letter of, and within the spirit of, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and provide a robust audit trail demonstrating compliance.

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