The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

Notification

6.—(1) A project is notifiable if the construction work on a construction site is scheduled to—

(a) last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point in the project; or

(b) exceed 500 person days.

(2) Where a project is notifiable, the client must give notice in writing to the Executive as soon as is practicable before the construction phase begins.

(3) The notice must—

(a) contain the particulars specified in Schedule 1;

(b) be clearly displayed in the construction site office in a comprehensible form where it can be read by any worker engaged in the construction work; and

(c) if necessary, be periodically updated.

(4) Where a project includes construction work of a description for which the Office of Rail Regulation is the enforcing authority by virtue of regulation 3 of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006(1), the client must give notice to the Office of Rail Regulation instead of the Executive.

(5) Where a project includes construction work on premises which are or are on—

(a) a GB nuclear site (within the meaning given in section 68 of the Energy Act 2013(2));

(b) an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998(3)); or

(c) a new nuclear build site (within the meaning given in regulation 2A of those Regulations),

the client must give notice to the Office for Nuclear Regulation instead of the Executive.

(1)

S.I. 2006/557. Regulation 3 was amended by S.I. 2007/1573 and 2014/469.

(2)

2013 c.32.

(3)

S.I. 1998/494. The definition of “authorised defence site” was inserted into regulation 2(1), and new regulation 2A was inserted into the Regulations, by S.I. 2014/469.