Under CDM 2015 the principal contractor must draw up a construction phase plan before work starts. It is also the document a client, principal designer and HSE inspector look at first. Start with a complete worked example for free, see exactly what good looks like, then get the editable template to write your own.
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A construction phase plan is rejected for the same handful of reasons. Fix these and it reads like it was written by someone who has run a site, because ours was.
A construction phase plan copied from another job convinces nobody. CDM 2015 asks for the arrangements for managing this project. The plan has to name the works, the site, the parties and the real risks in front of you.
Listing hazards is not managing them. A client and the HSE want to see how the significant and site-specific risks are controlled: the sequence, the permits, who is responsible and what happens when something changes.
The plan has to be built from the pre-construction information the client and principal designer provide. If that thread is not visible, the plan looks invented rather than informed.
Site rules, induction, welfare, traffic management and emergency arrangements are the parts a visiting inspector turns to first. A plan that is thin here gets flagged fast.
A construction phase plan is a live document. It should be reviewed and revised as the work and the risks change, with the revisions recorded. A plan still on Revision 0 at month six is a red flag.
Download the fully worked example free to see a real, completed plan. When you are ready to write your own, the editable template is a low-cost single download, or get the documents around it (logistics, mobilisation, records) in the Site Management Planning and Records pack. Native Word, cited to CDM 2015, ready to edit for your project.
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Under CDM 2015 the principal contractor draws up the construction phase plan. On a single-contractor project, that contractor takes on the duty. It must be in place before the construction phase starts.
Yes. A construction phase plan is required for every construction project under CDM 2015, however small. The depth should be proportionate to the scale and risk of the work.
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Yes. Email a one-line description of the project and you will get a straight answer, including a straight no if it is not the right fit.
