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Chapter 4 Planning and supervision

ACTIVITY
Company name: Date of risk assessment:
Complete the risk
Job description: Installing a WC pan and cistern
assessment form on the
right for the replacement
What are the hazards? Who might be What are you already Do you need to do of a WC suite in a
harmed and how? doing? anything else to customer’s property. You
control this risk?
must think of the hazards
you might encounter while
doing the work, such as
causing a fire from the use
of a blowtorch, and how
you would prevent the risk.

Source: adapted from the Health and Safety Executive’s risk assessment template
SUMMARY

During this chapter, we have looked at the varied personnel of the construction
industry, from the client through to the building contractor and the workers on
site. We have seen how the relationships between the trades are interwoven,
with everyone working towards a common objective – a successful, quality
building and a happy client.
Effective working relationships are crucial if the construction process is to be
successful, but they are also often fragile, and it is important to know that help
is at hand if these relationships, for whatever reason, break down.
The interaction between the many members of the construction team and
the smoothness of the construction process is the most visible testament
that effective working relationships at all levels of construction management,
tradesperson and labourer are just that – effective and working!

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