How does the EU regulate the construction site safety plan?

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Directive 92/57/EEC sets minimum health and safety requirements for temporary or mobile construction sites. The plan must do two things: set out the rules applicable to the site, and include specific measures for work falling into the Annex II categories. The construction-stage coordinator adjusts the plan as the work progresses. As measured, 10 items bind the plan and its neighbours on the directive side — 6 unconditional, 4 conditional. The directive's plan 92/57/EEC sets minimum requirements for temporary or mobile construction sites. The plan has two mandatory functions: To set out the rules applicable to the site, taking account where necessary of industrial activities taking place on it. To include specific measures for work falling into the Annex II categories. Keeping the plan alive The construction-stage coordinator makes or arranges the adjustments the plan needs as the work progresses and changes. The plan is not a document signed at the start and shelved. Two duties that are not the plan The health and safety file : information to be taken into account during later works. The prior notice : for sites above the threshold, sent to the competent authority before work starts and displayed on site. Where Annex IV sits Annex IV lists minimum health and safety requirements: Part A general (18 headings), Part B indoor workplaces (11) and outdoor workplaces (14). It applies where the characteristics of the site, the activity, the circumstances or a hazard require it. Directive versus national law The directive sets a minimum ; a member state may go further. Reading the directive is therefore a starting point, not a sufficient one — what binds you is that country's transposing law.

Obligation	Legal basis	How the page covers it
Where more than one employer works on the same site, a coordinator is assigned	Regulation on Occupational Health and Safety in Construction Work, art. 8(1) — where more than one employer or subcontractor is present on the same construction site, the employer or the project supervisor shall assign one or more health and safety coordinators.	The "Directive and national law" section: what binds you is that country's transposing legislation.
The plan is drawn up in the preparation stage, before the construction work starts	Regulation on OHS in Construction Work, art. 8(2) — the employer or the project supervisor shall draw up, or cause to be drawn up, the safety and health plan during the preparation stage of the project, before the construction work begins.	The "Directive and national law" section.
The notification threshold and the board displayed on site	Regulation on OHS in Construction Work, art. 8(4) — where the work will last more than 30 working days with more than 20 workers employed continuously, or where the volume of work requires more than 500 person-days, a notification containing the information in Annex 3 is submitted to the provincial directorate before the work starts; art. 8(5) — a board carrying that information is placed clearly visible at a suitable point on the site.	The Turkish counterpart of the prior notice in the "Two duties separate from the plan" section.

Obligation	Legal basis	How the page covers it
A coordinator is appointed for every site with more than one contractor	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 3(1) — the client or the project supervisor shall appoint one or more coordinators for safety and health matters, as defined in art. 2(e) and (f), for any construction site on which more than one contractor is present.	The source of the execution-stage coordinator in the "Keeping the plan alive" section.
A safety and health plan is drawn up before the site is set up	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 3(2) — the client or the project supervisor shall ensure that prior to the setting up of a construction site a safety and health plan is drawn up in accordance with art. 5(b); Member States may allow derogations except where the work involves particular risks listed in Annex II.	The "The plan in the Directive" section.
The plan has two mandatory functions: setting the rules and covering specific measures for Annex II work	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 5(b) — the preparation-stage coordinator shall draw up, or cause to be drawn up, a safety and health plan setting out the rules applicable to the construction site, taking into account where necessary the industrial activities taking place on the site; this plan must also include specific measures concerning work falling within one or more of the categories of Annex II.	The two-item list in the "The plan in the Directive" section.
The execution-stage coordinator adjusts the plan as the work progresses	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 6(c) — the execution-stage coordinator shall make, or cause to be made, any adjustments required to the plan referred to in art. 5(b) and the file referred to in art. 5(c) to take account of the progress of the work and any changes which have occurred.	The "Keeping the plan alive" section: the plan is not a document signed once and shelved.
A separate safety and health file is prepared for subsequent works	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 5(c) — the preparation-stage coordinator shall prepare a file appropriate to the characteristics of the project containing relevant safety and health information to be taken into account during any subsequent works.	The safety and health file in the "Two duties separate from the plan" section.
For sites above the threshold a prior notice is given before work starts and displayed on site	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 3(3) — where work is scheduled to last longer than 30 working days with more than 20 workers occupied simultaneously, or where the volume of work exceeds 500 person-days, the client or project supervisor shall communicate a prior notice drawn up in accordance with Annex III to the competent authorities before work starts; the notice must be clearly displayed on the site and periodically updated where necessary.	The prior notice in the "Two duties separate from the plan" section.
The minimum requirements in Annex IV apply on site	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 9(a) — employers shall, in particular when implementing art. 8, take measures that are in line with the minimum requirements set out in Annex IV.	The "Where Annex IV fits" section.
The Directive sets a minimum level; the framework directive continues to apply in full	Directive 92/57/EEC, art. 1(3) — the provisions of Directive 89/391/EEC are fully applicable to the whole scope referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to more stringent and/or specific provisions contained in this Directive.	The "Directive and national law" section: reading the Directive is a starting point, not enough.

Obligation	Legal basis	How the page covers it
Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints in writing	Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, reg. 5(1) — where there is more than one contractor, or if it is reasonably foreseeable that there will be, the client must appoint in writing a principal designer and a principal contractor; reg. 5(2) — the appointments must be made as soon as is practicable and in any event before the construction phase begins.	The "Directive and national law" section: the same idea as it stands in the United Kingdom.
The construction phase plan is drawn up before the site is set up	CDM 2015, reg. 12(1)-(2) — during the pre-construction phase and before setting up a construction site, the principal contractor must draw up, or arrange for, a construction phase plan; the plan must set out the health and safety arrangements and site rules, taking account of the industrial activities on site, and must include specific measures for work falling within the categories in Schedule 3.	The United Kingdom counterpart of the "The plan in the Directive" section.
The notification threshold	CDM 2015, reg. 6(1) — a project is notifiable if the construction work is scheduled to last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point, or to exceed 500 person days; reg. 6(2) — where a project is notifiable the client must give notice in writing to the Executive as soon as is practicable before the construction phase begins.	The United Kingdom counterpart of the prior notice in the "Two duties separate from the plan" section.

How does the EU regulate the construction site safety plan?

The directive's plan

Keeping the plan alive

Two duties that are not the plan

Where Annex IV sits

Directive versus national law

Legal basis

Legal basis — Türkiye

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How does the EU regulate the construction site safety plan?

The directive's plan

Keeping the plan alive

Two duties that are not the plan

Where Annex IV sits

Directive versus national law

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Legal basis

Legal basis — Türkiye

Legal basis — European Union

Legal basis — United Kingdom

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