HSE Procedures

[spanner51]

I’ve started to do some work for an estate agent, and they have sent me a registration form to fill in. It asks if I comply to the Construction Design & Management Regulations 2007. As I am not in the construction buissness, I will answer no.

It also asks what Health and Safety Procedures I have in place. I am unsure how to word the answer, so would welcome any suggestions

[lee8]

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Try

I will do my best not to kill any irritating clients and ensure a safe working envoiroment (always mispell large important words) at all times.

😆

[spanner51]

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Tanks four the addvise., but it is is the smorll werds that I have the trubil with

[maltheviking]

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spanner51 wrote:I’ve started to do some work for an estate agent, and they have sent me a registration form to fill in. It asks if I comply to the Construction Design & Management Regulations 2007. As I am not in the construction buissness, I will answer no.

It also asks what Health and Safety Procedures I have in place. I am unsure how to word the answer, so would welcome any suggestions

I cannot see why or how you can comply with “Construction Design & Management Regulations 2007”, our industry is domestic appliances, so I think you need to point this out to them. Don’t forget they are just estate agents and will have little idea of what are the correct procedures for your business.

You should have your own “Elf and safety” plan ie: Create safe working practices, do risk assessments on arrival to property (mine is basically it looks dangerous so it is) don’t say that to them though 😉
You must create safe working areas both for yourself and Joe Public Insist that adults children and pets are not in the same room etc., bit of an impossability with the adults though. 😥
Make them aware that you do Electrical safety tests both before and after you affect a repair even offer them a copy of your tests. All they are after is to pass the buck to you so they can keep there hands clean if the brown stuff hits the fan

All basic common sense really.

No doubt someone will come up with some written practice now that you have started tghis post 😉

[Martin]

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spanner51 wrote:Tanks four the addvise., but it is is the smorll werds that I have the trubil with

So I see spanner, but worry ye not my friend. Indeed you must tick the NO box on Construction, Design & Management Regulation 2007 as they clearly don’t apply.

Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 has relevance though and as long as you can show you comply within that ruling * you’ll have no problem. 😀

I came up with this problem back in August/September last year (see this link) and agencies since have accepted my photocopied PL Insurance and covering letter, no problem. They just put it on their files…SORTED!

* All that’s required in that regard is to send them a photocopy of your current Public Liability Insurance Certificate. And to add that you have the relevant electrical safety test equipment and carry out safety tests on all appliances both before and after you complete the work. That, and more importantly, being in writing from you to them is all that’s required.

I’m not sure if, being a member of a trade association covers this legislation? Right now I don’t think it does, on this matter, but chances are I’ll be corrected pretty darn quick lest I have my info ‘base over apex’ so to speak. 😉

[spanner51]

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maltheviking wrote:
I cannot see why or how you can comply with “Construction Design & Management Regulations 2007”, our industry is domestic appliances, so I think you need to point this out to them. Don’t forget they are just estate agents and will have little idea of what are the correct procedures for your business

You are correct. I phoned the estate agent, they said the CD&M Regs don’t apply (the form is a general one which covers building works)

To have a risk assesment is a good idea. I think the more red tape you can give them, and use 10 words instead of 1, is what they want to hear.

This HSE site is interesting http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm

To quote “A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm”

Thanks for your comments

Graham

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