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Chapter 4 Planning and supervision

The client

The client is arguably the most important part of the project because they
are the reason for the construction of the building. They, either directly or
indirectly, employ everyone else who has a connection with the construction
project because, without them, the work would not exist. They finance the
whole project.
The client can vary from a single individual to a large consortium or
organisation.

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (see
Chapter 1, Health and safety practices and systems, page 10), clients (with the
exception of domestic clients who intend to live in the completed building) have
direct responsibilities with regard to the health and safety of all those people
directly or indirectly employed as part of the project. On all projects clients will
need to:

l ensure the competence of all team members, and that they are adequately
resourced and appointed early on in the project
l ensure there are suitable management arrangements for the project’s welfare
facilities
l allow sufficient time and resources at every stage of the project from
concept to completion
l provide pre-construction information to designers and contractors so that
regulations can be followed.

Where projects are notifiable under Construction (Design and Management)
Regulations (projects lasting more than 30 days or involving 500 person-days
of construction work), clients must also:
l appoint a principal designer
l appoint a principal contractor
l make sure that construction work does not start unless a construction
phase plan is in place, and that there are adequate welfare facilities
on-site
l provide information relating to the health and safety file to the construction
design and management (CDM) co-ordinator
l keep the health and safety file and provide access to it if required.

The architect
The architect (or designer) is considered to be the leader of the management
team. It is their responsibility to transform the client’s requirements into a
building design and working drawings. Architects generally supervise all aspects
of the construction work until handover to the client. They must be registered
with the Architects Registration Board (ARB), whose duties and functions
are defined by the Architects Act 1997. This was established to regulate the
architect profession in the UK. Many architects are also members of the Royal
Institution of British Architects (RIBA).

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