Section 8. Requirements regarding the plan for safety, health and working environment

The plan for safety, health and the working environment must describe how the risk factors as a consequence of the choices made by the client and the designers are to be handled.
The plan must be based on risk assessments, adapted to the construction or civil engineering works concerned, and include:
  1. a.
    an organisation chart describing the distribution of roles and the form of contract
  2. b.
    a progress plan describing when and where the various work operations are to be carried out, with due regard for the coordination of the various work operations
  3. c.
    a description of the specific measures necessary to reduce the risk to life and health associated with, for example:
    1. 1.
      work near underground installations
    2. 2.
      work near high voltage power lines and electrical installations
    3. 3.
      work at locations with passing traffic
    4. 4.
      work where employees may be exposed to landslides or sinking in mud
    5. 5.
      work involving the use of explosives
    6. 6.
      work in wells, underground earthworks and tunnels
    7. 7.
      work exposing employees to the risk of drowning
    8. 8.
      work in caissons with a compressed-air atmosphere
    9. 9.
      work involving use of diving equipment
    10. 10.
      work where persons may be injured by falls or falling objects
    11. 11.
      work involving demolition of load-bearing structures
    12. 12.
      work involving the assembly or disassembly of heavy prefabricated elements
    13. 13.
      work involving risk of hazardous exposure to dust, gas, noise or vibrations
    14. 14.
      work that puts persons at risk from chemical or biological substances which may be detrimental to safety, health and the working environment, or entail a regulatory or statutory health monitoring requirement
    15. 15.
      work with ionised radiation requiring the designation of controlled or supervised areas
    16. 16.
      work involving fire and explosion hazards.
    17. 17.
      work which entails a risk of harmful ergonomic burdens.
  4. d.
    a procedure for handling of amendments to and updating of the plan.