Construction Health, Safety and Welfare Assignment Report

This report provides a detailed analysis of health, safety, and welfare in the construction and built environment, focusing on a case study involving Crossrail and new train stations in London. It outlines the legal responsibilities and duties of various roles, including designers, architects, main contractors, subcontractors, the Health and Safety Executive, clients, local authorities, and CDM coordinators. The report emphasizes the importance of key legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015, and the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992. Additionally, it explores how subcontractors interact with the principal contractor and others on-site regarding health and safety issues, welfare requirements, and their respective responsibilities. The conclusion underscores the significance of prioritizing health and safety for all stakeholders in construction projects.

Health, Safety and Welfare in
construction and Built
Environment

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Hierarchical chart and legal responsibilities and duties that are specific to health and safety
for 6 different roles identified......................................................................................................1
2. Importance of 3 of legislation below.......................................................................................2
3. Sub-contractors working on the Cross rail project may interact with the Principal Contractor
and others on-site.........................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
In order to any type of activities, it is required to have certain set of roles and
responsibilities that are needed to be undertaken (Zavadskas and et.al., 2017). In accordance with
the present assignment, there is case scenario given in which Crossrail are focused on to develop
7 new train stations in the City of London. This report covers, legal responsibilities and duties
that are specific to health and safety for 6 different roles identified. Lastly, it also includes ways
through which sub-contractors working on the Cross rail project may interact with principal
contractor and others on site.
1. Hierarchical chart and legal responsibilities and duties that are specific to health and safety for
6 different roles identified
In accordance with the new train stations in the City of London, there are many people involved.
In this context, below given are the hierarchical chart:
In accordance with the above given chart, it can be stated that head manager is responsible to
make sure proper safety and protection is provided all the people involved (Daniels, 2017).
Below given are the legal responsibilities and duties that are specific to health and safety for 6
different roles identified:
1. Designers and architects: These people may not be on the construction site but they are
responsible to remove or reduce potential hazards.
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Head manager
Health and Safety
Executive
Designers and
Architects Main Contractor Contractors Local Authority
The Client

2. Main contractor:
 Making sure that all workers have undertaken a site induction
 Ensuring site is secure
 All people are provided with construction activities Placing health and safety plan.
3. Contractor: These are also known as sub contractors and are employed by main contractors
(Jones and et.al., 2017). As per the roles, it is important to make sure that all the duties that has
to be performed by subcontractors are provided. This should also include risk involved.
The Health and Safety Executive: They are considered to be the organization that is set by
government to inspire, advice and in enforcing health and safety matters.
4. Client:
 They appoint a CDM coordinator in order to consider the health and safety. Proper storing of health and safety files at the time of complaints (Karakhan and
Gambatese, 2017).
5. Local Authority: These people are concerned with the environmental health and safety like
noise pollution.
6. CDM Coordinator:
 Assist and advise client
 Maintain health and safety files.
 Submit F10 form to HSE
2. Importance of 3 of legislation below
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: This act is important in order to protect the wellbeing of
the employers, customers and visitors. When this law is not followed, then it can loss employees,
increases cost, reduces profitability.
Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015: It provides sensible plan in order to
improve health and safety. This way, the risk involved in are managed at the initials stage itself
(Okorie and Ogbu, 2017).
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992: Protects people against health or safety at
work. This consists of items like gloves, helmets, high visibility safety footwear, etc.
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3. Sub-contractors working on the Cross rail project may interact with the Principal Contractor
and others on-site
The way in which sub-contractors working on the Cross rail project may interact with the
Principal Contractor and others on-site with regards to health and safety issues, welfare
requirements and roles and their responsibilities are described below: Health and Safety Issues: Sub contractors in order to discuss health and safety issues in
Cross Rail projects first communicate formally to principal contractor verbally
(Rameezdeen and Elmualim, 2017). Afterwards he or she has to create formal e-mail and
forward it to the principal contractor. In this manner, subcontractors must interact with
principal contractor on site. Welfare requirements: Sub-contractors needs to interact with principal contractors in
formal way in both on and other on site while communicating welfare requirements (Gul,
Ak and Guneri, 2017). They have to elaborate the issues and requirements systematically
and express it explicitly so that principal contractor can comprehend it.
 Their responsibilities: Sub-contractors needs to ask for time to principal contractors
regarding discussing their responsibilities (Ogundipe and et.al., 2018). It must be done in
isolated and quite area. Sub-contractors needs to ensure to discuss the responsibilities
effectively so that job can be done efficiently.
CONCLUSION
From this report, can be stated that all companies need to focus on health and safety of
employers and employees. For this respect, all the people involved in the any type of activities
should have proper understanding about the roles that has to be played by them. As per the laws
all employees and employers should be protected.
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