The health and safety file (CDM 2015)
Under regulation 12 of CDM 2015, the principal designer prepares the health and safety file during the pre-construction phase and keeps it up to date, with information from the principal contractor. At the end of the project it is handed to the client, who must keep it available for anyone who needs it and pass it on if the property is sold. HSE guidance L153 lists what it should contain:
- a brief description of the work carried out;
- residual hazards and how they have been dealt with;
- key structural principles and safe working loads;
- hazardous materials used or remaining;
- information on removing or dismantling installed plant and equipment;
- health and safety information about equipment for cleaning and maintenance;
- the nature, location and markings of significant services;
- as-built drawings and design information.
Regulation 38 fire safety information
Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations 2010 applies where building work is carried out on a building to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies. The person carrying out the work must give fire safety information to the Responsible Person no later than the date of completion or occupation, whichever is earlier.
The information covers the design and construction of the building and the services, fittings and equipment provided for fire safety: the escape strategy, compartmentation and fire-stopping, fire doors, alarm and detection systems, emergency lighting, sprinklers and their certificates, and what the Responsible Person needs to do to maintain them.
What we hand over
Every HPK project is handed over with a contents register showing what has been provided and anything still outstanding, the health and safety file, an operation and maintenance manual, certificates, and either a regulation 38 fire safety pack or, for homes, a summary of the fire safety provisions of the work.