Estates Operations Division

Imperial College London

South Kensington Campus

London, SW7 2AZ

PRECONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SCHEDULE
Project Number: / Project Title:
Project Manager: / Location:
Scope of works:
Programme of works:

To comply with the clients duties as required by the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015) Part 2 (Regulations 4 and 5), Imperial College Londonmust provide pre-construction information from feasibility stage to each designer (including the principal designer); andcontractor (including the principal contractor)that is being considered for an appointment, or have already been appointed to the project. For projects involving more than one contractor, the client can expect help from the principal designer appointed for the project who must assist the client in drawing this information together and providing it to the designers and contractors involved.

For single contractor projects, it is the client’s responsibility alone – although they should liaise with the contractor and any designer they appoint, to ensure the information is appropriate.

Preconstruction information is defined as information about the project that is already in the client’s possession or which is reasonably obtainable by, or on behalf of the client. The information must:

a)be relevant to the particular project;

b)have an appropriate level of detail; and

c)be proportionate to the risks involved

When pre-construction information is complete, it must include proportionate information about:

a)the project, such as the client brief and key dates of the construction phase;

b)the planning and management of the project such as the resources and time being allocated to each stage of the project and the arrangements to ensure there is cooperation between dutyholders and the work is coordinated;

c)the health and safety hazards of the site, including design and construction hazards and how they will be addressed;

d)Any relevant information in an existing health and safety file.

This template conformsto theinformation outlined in Appendix 2 of CDM2015 and provides additional informationthat isspecific to Imperial College Londonthat would be useful to the project team members.

Projects that are “Notifiable” to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under Part 2 (Regulation 6) of CDM2015 are those that:

a)last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point in the project; or

b)Exceed 500 person days.

For Preconstruction Informationprovide key information that applies to a construction project.

Add or delete headings as appropriate.

Project Specific andGeneral Information
1. / Access arrangements for survey work
2. / Security arrangements
3. / Access arrangements for enabling works package(s)
4. / Access arrangements for main construction works
5. / Asbestos Information
Safety guidance - Asbestos Management
All requests for asbestos information must be sent via the Project Manager to the Estates Customer Services Centre
6. / Permits to Work
Safety guidance - Permit-to-Work and Permit Procedures
7. / Emergency Evacuation Arrangements
8. / First Aid Arrangements
9. / Welfare Facilities for design/survey team members
10. / Working hours restrictions
11. / Control of Noise policy (including any working restrictions)
12. / Control of Dust policy
13. / Control of Vibration policy
14. / Demolition & Dismantling
15. / Excavations (Permit to Dig)
16. / External Scaffolding Requirements (including security)
17. / External storage locations
18. / Parking Restrictions & Availability
19. / Materials storage issues
20. / Waste management issues
21. / Other Building / Campus management information
22. / Other departmental information
Codes of Practice / Policies
23. / Construction Health, Safety and Environment Code of Practice 2014
Construction Health Safety and Environment CoP
24. / Estates Facilities Health and Safety Code of Practice
Safety guidance –Estates Operations - Health and Safety CoP
25. / Service Tunnels Safety Protocol (South Kensington)
Safety guidance - Access to Service Tunnels CoP
26. / Asbestos Management Plan
Safety guidance – Asbestos Management Plan
27. / Site Waste Management Plan
SWMP Policy
SWMP Guidelines
SWMP Toolkit
Project Procedures Process Map
28. / Fire Safety Codes of Practice
Fire Safety Code of Practice – Skips; Acetylene; Project Works and Contractors
Contact Information
29. / Building Manager’s contact details
Contact – Building Managers
30. / Safety Managers & Departmental Safety Officerscontact details
Safety Department – Local Safety staff
31. / Fire Safety contact details
Chief Fire Officer
Room 174 Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus
Email:
Telephone: +44 (0)207 5941709
32. / Security Services contact details
Terry Branch
Security Office
Level 1 Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus
Email:
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 9550
33. / Estates Head of Safety contact details
Denis Murphy
Level 5 Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus
Email:
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 9626

Reference:Revision Date:15/02/2018

CSM.01. – Preconstruction Information Schedule