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What does a construction phase plan need to contain?

A construction phase plan must record (a) health and safety arrangements, (b) site rules, and (c) specific measures for Schedule 3 risks [1]. It must include: project description (key dates, team members), management of work (health and safety aims, site rules, coordination, worker involvement, induction, welfare, fire/emergency procedures) [1], and relevant risk controls [1,5]. It should be proportionate, clear, and exclude unnecessary details like generic risk assessments [1]. For multi-contractor projects, the principal contractor draws it up [3,8]; for single-contractor projects, the contractor does [4]. It must be reviewed/updated regularly [1,3,8].

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