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Case Study

 

Application of STAGE Reviews

 

 

 

 

 

Consideration of Existing Environment Health and Safety Issues
 
 
 
 
 

Best Practice Consideration(s):

 

  • Arson and vandal risk identified – Action: Devise security plan to commence from day one handover.

 

  • Asbestos damage building – Commission of full type 3 survey during holiday period. Full information ascertained in the early stages of project costing. Resources allocated to manage this aspect in budget.

 

  • Flooding site (floodplain) – Established early on during design development. Site levels revised for proposed building.

 

  • Flooded basement and pump room – Provision for site pumping.

 

  • Chemical hazards – Review of lab undertaken with client lab staff, safety cabinet and extract flue programmed to be removed in specialist decontamination package during demolition.

 

  • Underground Services – Identified early on, building footprint design away from known services, sub ground services marked out on site as a day one activity.

 

  • Overhead high voltage pylons – Initial designs had outhouse transformer structure located under these lines, design change moved this structure to remove impact risk. Exclusion zone marked out around pylons as a day one activity on site.

 

  • Asbestos lagged boiler system – identified early on and special programme item arranged for removal. Boilers were located under floodwater and required pumping arrangements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Comments

 

  • Above issues were identified, recorded and discussed during this initial STAGE 1 review.

 

  • During the STAGE 1 review, forward actions, owners and timescales were set and recorded in H&S register.

 

  • CDM-C was nominated to be the registers administrator.

 

  • The Architect noted all raised issues and reviewed the whole building footprint to reflect the site constraints.

 

  • Forward actions that would affect construction were recorded for inclusion into tender documents. These were significant and unusual hazards only.