The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994

Requirements on planning supervisor

14.  The planning supervisor appointed for any project shall—

(a)ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the design of any structure comprised in the project—

(i)includes among the design considerations adequate regard to the needs specified in heads (i) to iii) of regulation 13(2)(a), and

(ii)includes adequate information as specified in regulation 13(2)(b);

(b)take such steps as it is reasonable for a person in his position to take to ensure co-operation between designers so far as is necessary to enable each designer to comply with the requirements placed on him by regulation 13;

(c)be in a position to give adequate advice to—

(i)any client and any contractor with a view to enabling each of them to comply with regulations 8(2) and 9(2), and to (ii) any client with a view to enabling him to comply with regulations 8(3), 9(3) and 10;

(d)ensure that a health and safety file is prepared in respect of each structure comprised in the project containing—

(i)information included with the design by virtue of regulation 13(2)(b), and

(ii)any other information relating to the project which it is reasonably foreseeable will be necessary to ensure the health and safety of any person at work who is carrying out or will carry out construction work or cleaning work in or on the structure or of any person who may be affected by the work of such a person at work;

(e)review, amend or add to the health and safety file prepared by virtue of sub-paragraph (d) of this regulation as necessary to ensure that it contains the information mentioned in that sub-paragraph when it is delivered to the client in accordance with sub-paragraph (f) of this regulation; and

(f)ensure that, on the completion of construction work on each structure comprised in the project, the health and safety file in respect of that structure is delivered to the client.