Halford Associates have developed a Health and Safety Strategy that incorporates both Pre Tender Health and Safety Plans and Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans which are a legal requirement of the construction design and management regulations 1994.

The overall objective of producing the Health and Safety files is to ensure that so far as is reasonably practical Health and Safety issues are given full consideration and adequate resources throughout the project, from design through to completion and handover. Halford Associates believe that it is vitally important that all those involved in the project are aware of the plans and how they provide frameworks for the management of the Health and Safety issues.

At the end of the project the Health and Safety plans are incorporated within the project Health and Safety files, which then provide the Client with a record of As Built information to be retained for reference should any subsequent project, be undertaken.

Halford Associates believe that whilst some hazards may not be avoided that where possible hazards should be designed out in the design phase. Where unavoidable hazards do occur then each hazard is specifically identified and the risks involved are assessed and evaluated, thereafter suitable Risk Assessments and Method Statements for each task classed as a hazard are produced and a programme of works identified in these hazards is developed to ensure that all parties are fully aware.

Whilst day to day responsibility for monitoring Health and Safety issues on site lies with the Site Manager, Halford Associates ensure that the Health and Safety plan is utilised as the basis for all Health and Safety arrangements on site and that the plan and its contents are made fully available to all operatives on site.

Arrangements are made specifically as required by the project for meetings between the representatives of the Client, the Principle Designer, Principle Contractor and any other organisations who needs to attend. The details of the meetings are recorded including those who attended the meeting. The agenda includes a Health and Safety report from the Principle Contractor and allows time for any Health and Safety issues to be raised and discussed.

Records are kept of any incidents or ill health that occurs as a result of the construction work. The information gathered in these reports is made available at the project meetings in order that a reoccurrence of the incident can be prevented.