L8: Legionnaires' disease. The control of legionella bacteria in water systems. Approved Code of Practice and guidance Contractor - An individual or business in charge of carrying out construction work (eg building, altering, maintaining or demolishing). Anyone who manages this work or directly employs or engages construction workers is a contractor. Their main duty is to plan, manage and monitor the work under their control in a way that ensures the health and safety of anyone it might affect (including members of the public). Contractors work under the control of the principal contractor on projects with more than one contractor. L110: A guide to the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989 Principal contractors: roles and responsibilities Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 The latest articles and guides from NBS subject specialists and construction industry contributors.

When working for a domestic client, the principal contractor will normally take on the client duties as well as their own as principal contractor. If a domestic client does not appoint a principal contractor, the role of the principal contractor must be carried out by the contractor in control of the construction phase. Alternatively, the domestic client can ask the principal designer to take on the client duties (although this must be confirmed in a written agreement) and the principal contractor must work to them as 'client' under CDM 2015.L77: Guidance from the licensing authority on the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 2004. The Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995

L146: Consulting workers on health and safety. Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (as amended) and Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 (as amended) L114: Safe use of woodworking machinery. Provision and Use of Work Equipment regulations 1998 as applied to woodworking machinery have ongoing arrangements in place for managing health and safety throughout the construction phase domestic clients have construction work carried out for them but not in connection with any business – usually work done on their own home or the home of a family member. CDM 2015 does not require domestic clients to carry out client duties as these normally pass to other dutyholders L85: A guide to the integrity, workplace environment and miscellaneous aspects of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction etc.) Regulations 1996

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Interactive training courses and educational material, to help you get the most from NBS software tools Principal contractors have an important role in managing health and safety risks during the construction phase so they must have the skills, knowledge, experience and, where relevant, organisational capability to carry out this work.

liaise with the client and principal designer for the duration of the project to ensure that all risks are effectively managedprepare a written construction phase plan before the construction phase begins, implement, and then regularly review and revise it to make sure it remains fit for purpose liaise with the principal designer to share any information relevant to the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the pre-construction phase L103: Commercial diving projects offshore. Diving at Work Regulations 1997. Approved Code of Practice L26: Work with display screen equipment: Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 as amended by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 A comprehensive online collection of construction related standards, regulations, technical advice and articles