Principle Contractor

When Resolute has been appointed as the Principal Contractor

• When a Principal Designer has been appointed other than Resolute (such as Morgan Carr on behalf of Lacoste) and Resolute have been appointed the Principal Contractor.

• A principal contractor is appointed by the client to control the construction phase of any project involving more than one contractor.

Resolute acting as Principal Contractors Duties include:

• Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the entire construction phase

• Take account of the health and safety risks to everyone affected by the work (including members of the public), in planning and managing the measures needed to control them

• Liaise with the client and principal designer for the duration of the project to ensure that all risks are effectively managed

• Prepare 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

• Have ongoing arrangements in place for managing health and safety throughout the construction phase

• Consult and engage with workers about their health, safety and welfare

• Ensure suitable welfare facilities are provided from the start and maintained throughout the construction phase

• Check that anyone appointed has the skills, knowledge, experience and, where relevant, the organisational capability to carry out their work safely and without risk to health

• Ensure all workers have site-specific inductions, and any further information and training they need

• Take steps to prevent unauthorised access to the site

• Liaise with the principal designer to share any information relevant to the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the pre-construction phase