Pre-Construction H&S Checklist

Description

The Pre-Construction H&S Checklist provides the design team with a structured overview of key risk areas that Imperial requires to be considered during the pre-construction phase. The checklist is not exhaustive. The design team must identify and address all additional project-specific hazards and risks in accordance with CDM requirements and good industry practice. The chekclsit should be used as a proactive risk management tool to eliminate, reduce or control forseeable risks arising from design decisions. 

The checklist supports: 

  • The identification of significant health and safety risks associated with the site, structure and proposed works.
  • The coordination of information between client, designers and other dutyholders.
  • The preparation and development of robust Pre-Construction Information (PCI).
  • The demonstration of compliance with statutory duties.

The checklist must be completed with sufficient detail to enable contractors to price, plan and manage risks effectively at tender stage. 

Engagement 

The Project Manager (PM), in collaboration with the appointed Principal Designer (PD), is responsible for ensuring the Imperial Pre-Construction H&S Checklist template is fully completed. The PD must coordinate contributions from all designers and ensure that foreseeable risks are identified, reviewed and addressed through design risk management principles (elmination, substitution, reduction and control). 

The PM must ensure that: 

  • Designers actively engage with the checklist during design development.
  • Residual risks are clearly recorded and communicated.
  • Existing site information (e.g. surveys, asbestos registers, utilities drawings, structural information) is reviewed and incorporated.
  • High-rsk activities (e.g. temporary works, work at height, confined spaces, demolition, service isolations, interface with live environments) are considered early. 
  • The checklist should form part of design team meetings and be reviewed at key design gateways. 
  • The completed checklist will be part of tender documents together with the Pre-Construction Information and Hazard Risk Register. 

Forms & Links

Pre-construction H&S Checklist: CSM17 Preconstruction H&S Checklist

Any supplementary documents referenced within the checklist (e.g. asbestos surveys, fire strategies, structural reports, service drawings, site rule, existing H&S files) must be appended or clearly referenced to ensure completeness. 

Approvals & Compliance Review 

The Pre-Construction H&S Checklist must be submitted to the Health and Safety Team for review prior to the project being issued for tender.