Requirements for Work at Construction Sites) Regulations, 2025

L.N. 52 of 2025

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT

(CAP. 646)

Health and Safety at Work (Minimum Health and Safety

Requirements for Work at Construction Sites) Regulations, 2025

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 45 of the

Health and Safety at Work Act, the Minister responsible for health and

safety at work has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Health and Safety

at Work (Minimum Health and Safety Requirements for Work at

commencement.

Construction Sites) Regulations, 2025.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to establish the minimum

health and safety requirements for work at construction sites and to

implement amongst others the requirements of Council Directive 92/

57/EEC.

(3) These regulations shall not apply to drilling and extraction

in the extractive industries including the activities of prospecting and

of extraction in the strict sense of the word as well as of preparation of

extracting materials for sale (crushing, screening, washing) but they

shall apply to the processing of such extracted material.

(4) The provisions of the General Provisions for Health and

Safety at Work Places Regulations shall be applicable mutatis

mutandis to these regulations, without prejudice to more stringent and,

or specific provisions contained in these regulations.

(5) These regulations shall come into force within six (6)

months from their publication in the Gazette.

(regulation 2)

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF BUILDING AND CIVIL

ENGINEERING WORKS

1. Excavation

2. Earthworks

3. Construction

4. Assembly and disassembly of prefabricated elements

5. Conversion or fitting-out

6. Alterations

7. Renovation or restoration

8. Repairs

9. Dismantling

10. Demolition

11. Upkeep

12. Maintenance – painting and cleaning work

13. Drainage

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Health and Safety at Work Act;

"the Authority" means the Occupational Health and Safety

Authority established by article 4 of the Act;

"client" means any natural or legal person for whom a

project is carried out;

"client representative" means any natural or legal person

appointed by and responsible for the design and/or execution

and, or supervision of the execution of a project, on behalf of the

client, and to carry out the duties specified in these regulations;

who shall fully assume responsibility and appear for the client;

"competent person" means a person possessing adequate

qualifications and minimum accreditations in terms of law or

administrative instruments, suitable training and sufficient

knowledge, experience and skill for the safe performance of the

specific task or work required, and who provides advice with

regard to the health and safety at work preventive and protective

measures required to be taken, and whose name appears in the

competent person register administered or otherwise delegated

by the Authority in relation to such matters which are regulated

by the Authority;

"construction site" means any construction site at which

building or civil engineering works are carried out, a non-

exhaustive list of which is provided for in Schedule I;

"contractor" means a contractor, a sub-contractor, or

employer whose workers undertake, carry out or manage

construction work, including but not limited to the supply of

materials and, or labour to carry out such work. A contractor

shall also include a self-employed person unless expressly

otherwise specified;

"domestic client" means a client for whom a project is

being carried out which is not in the course or furtherance of a

business of that client and is a person carrying out minor works

in a premises belonging to him;

"duty holder" means a person upon whom a duty is

imposed by virtue of these regulations, and shall include a client,

a client representative, a project supervisor for health and safety

matters, an employer, a contractor, a self-employed person and a

worker, as the case may be;

"health and safety file" means a file containing relevant

health and safety information to be taken into account during any

subsequent works;

"health and safety plan" means a document establishing the

rules and information applicable to the construction site and the

specific measures concerning work which falls within one or

more categories of Schedule II;

"project" means any development which includes or is

intended to include any construction work from commencement

until completion of construction including finishing works;

"project supervisor for health and safety matters" means

any natural or legal person appointed by the client or the client’s

representative as the case may be, to carry out the duties and

exercise the powers specified in these regulations throughout the

project and whose name appears in the register for competent

persons administered or otherwise delegated by the Authority;

"scaffold" or "scaffolding" means any temporary structure

on, or from which persons may perform work in connection with

an activity to which these regulations apply, and any temporary

structure which enables persons to obtain access to, or which

enables materials to be taken to any place at which such work is

performed, and includes any working platform, gangway, plank,

ladder or step-ladder (other than an independent ladder or step-

ladder which does not form part of such a structure) together

with any guard-rail, toe-board or other safeguards and all

accessories, but shall not include a lifting appliance or a structure

used only to support such an appliance or to support other

machinery or plant;

"self-employed person" means any person, other than a

person in employment, traineeship or apprenticeship of a

contractor, whose professional activity contributes to the

completion of the entire project.

Duties of client

(Regulations 2, 8 and 12)

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF WORK INVOLVING

PARTICULAR RISKS TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF

WORKERS

1. Work which puts workers at risk of burial under earth falls,

engulfment in swampland or falling from a height, where the risk is

particularly aggravated by the nature of the work or processes used or

by the environment at the place of work or site.

2. Work which puts workers at risk from chemical or

biological substances constituting a particular danger to the health and

safety of workers or involving a legal requirement for health

monitoring.

3. Work with ionizing radiation requiring the designation of

controlled or supervised areas.

(a) Controlled area means an area subject to special rules

for the purposes of protection against ionizing radiation and to

which access is controlled.

(b) Supervised area means an area subject to appropriate

supervision for the purpose of protection against ionizing

radiation.

4. Work near high voltage power lines.

5. Work exposing workers to the risk of drowning.

6. Work on wells, underground earthworks and tunnels.

7. Work carried out by drivers having a system of air supply.

8. Work carried out by workers in caisson with a compressed-

air atmosphere.

9. Work involving the use of explosives.

10. Work involving the assembly or dismantling of heavy

prefabricated components.

(1) It shall be the duty of a client to appoint, in respect of

a project as is applicable under these regulations, a project supervisor

for health and safety matters, and any such appointment may be

terminated, changed or renewed provided that another project

supervisor for health and safety matters is appointed to carry out such

duties throughout the duration of the project.

(2) The client may act as project supervisor for health and

safety matters if he himself is competent to undertake the duties as

outlined under these regulations and provided that his name appears in

the register for competent persons administered or otherwise delegated

by the Authority.

(3) Upon or prior to the appointment of the project supervisor

for health and safety matters, an engagement agreement in writing

regulating the appointment of the project supervisor for health and

safety matters shall be entered into between the client or, where

applicable, the client representative and the project supervisor for

health and safety matters.

(4) Work-related to a project shall not commence or progress

unless a project supervisor for health and safety matters is validly

appointed by the client in accordance with these regulations and such

appointment shall be notified to the Authority by the client on such

form as may be prescribed by the Authority.

(5) In case of demise of the project supervisor for health and

safety matters, the client shall notify the Authority in writing within

fifteen (15) days of their demise in such form as prescribed by the

Authority, during which time, work related to a project shall not

progress unless a new project supervisor for health and safety matters

is validly appointed by the client in accordance with these regulations.

(6) Where the appointment is terminated, for whatever reason,

the project supervisor for health and safety matters shall notify the

Authority in writing within fifteen (15) days of such termination, in

such form as prescribed by the Authority, about such termination. The

termination shall only be effective upon notice to the Authority and for

avoidance of doubt the project supervisor for health and safety matters

shall remain responsible for his duties and obligations in accordance

with these regulations until such notice is served.

(7) Upon receiving the written and signed notice of

termination, the Authority shall acknowledge the receipt of the notice

in writing and notify the client in writing of the effective date of

termination in accordance with sub-regulation (6). Work related to a

project shall not progress unless a new project supervisor for health

and safety matters is validly appointed by the client in accordance with

these regulations.

(8) If the client commences or progresses work related to the

project before a competent project supervisor for health and safety

matters is appointed, the client shall be guilty of an offence against the

Act.

(9) The client shall take into account any directions given by

the project supervisor for health and safety matters, maintaining a safe

environment on the project particularly with regards to any health and

safety matters under these, or any other regulations under the Act. The

client shall ensure that any directions given by the project supervisor

for health and safety matters in ensuring a safe and, or healthy place of

work, are implemented and the client shall take all reasonable

measures to ensure that duty holders abide by their obligations within

the limits of their respective responsibilities.

(10) The client shall keep the project supervisor for health and

safety matters updated on the engagement of new contractors and self-

employed persons.

(regulation 6)

CONTENT OF THE PRIOR NOTICE REFERRED TO IN

REGULATION 6

1. Date of notification.

2. Exact address of the construction site.

3. Clients’ names and addresses.

4. Type of project.

5. Client representatives names and addresses.

6. Name and address of project supervisor for health and

safety matters including a declaration of acceptance duly

signed by the project supervisor for health and safety

matters to the effect that he has undertaken to accept the

role of project supervisor for health and safety matters and

that he is competent to carry out the duties imposed by

these regulations.

7. Date planned for start of works on the construction site.

8. Planned duration of works on the construction site.

9. Estimated

maximum

number

of

workers

on

the

construction site.

10. Planned number of contractors and self-employed persons

on the construction site.

11. Details of contractors already chosen.

(1) The client shall ensure that a health and safety file is

compiled, kept and made available for inspection, which health and

safety files have been prepared in accordance with regulation 13 and

any other relevant information regarding health and safety, for

inspection by any person who may need information in the file for the

purpose of compliance with any statutory obligations.

(2) When a client disposes of his interests in the project, a

client shall deliver the health and safety file in respect of the project to

that person who acquires such interest in the project, and any

obligations arising out of these regulations remaining for the duration

of the project shall be assumed by such person.

(regulation 19)

MINIMUM HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES

Preliminary remarks

The obligations laid down in this Schedule apply wherever

required by the features of the construction site, the activity, the

circumstances or a hazard. For the purposes of this Schedule, "rooms"

covers, inter alia, hutted accommodation.

PART A: GENERAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-

SITE WORKPLACES

1. Stability and solidity

1.1. Materials, equipment and, more generally, any

component which, when moving in any way, may affect the

health and safety of workers shall be stabilized in an appropriate

and safe manner.

1.2. Access to any surface involving insufficiently

resistant materials is not authorized unless appropriate

equipment or means are provided to enable the work to be

carried out safely.

2. Energy distribution installations

2.1. The installations shall be designed, constructed and

used so as not to present a fire or explosion hazard, persons shall

be adequately protected against the risk of electrocution caused

by direct or indirect contact.

2.2. The design, construction and choice of equipment and

protection devices shall take account of the type and power of

the energy distributed, external conditions and the competence of

persons with access to parts of the installation.

3. Emergency routes and exits

3.1. Emergency routes and exits shall remain clear and

lead as directly as possible to a safe area.

3.2. In the event of danger, it shall be possible for workers

to evacuate all workstations quickly and as safely as possible.

3.3. The number, distribution and dimensions of

emergency routes and exits depend on the use, equipment and

dimensions of the site and of the rooms and the maximum

number of persons that may be present.

3.4. Specific emergency routes and exits shall be

indicated by signs in accordance with the Work Place,

(Provisions of Health and, or Safety Signs) Regulations (S.L.

646.09.).

Such signs shall be sufficiently resistant and be

placed at appropriate points.

3.5. Emergency routes and exits, and the traffic routes and

doors giving access to them shall be free from and obstruction so

that they can be used at any time without hindrance.

3.6. Emergency routes and exits requiring illumination

shall be provided with emergency lighting of adequate intensity

in case the lighting fails.

4. Fire detection and fire fighting

4.1. There shall be provided an adequate number of

appropriate fire-fighting devices and, where required, fire

detectors and alarm systems depending of the characteristics of

the site, the dimensions and use of the rooms, the on-site

equipment, the physical and chemical properties of the

substances present and the maximum potential number of people

present.

4.2. The fire-fighting devices, fire detectors and alarm

systems shall be regularly examined and maintained.

Appropriate tests and drills shall take place at regular intervals.

4.3. Non-automatic fire-fighting equipment be easily

accessible and simple to use. The equipment shall be indicated

by signs in accordance with the Work Place, (Provisions of

Health and, or Safety Signs) Regulations (S.L. 646.09.).

Such signs shall be sufficiently resistant and placed at

appropriate points.

5. Ventilation

5.1 Steps shall be taken to ensure that there is sufficient

supply of fresh air, having regard to the working methods used

and the physical demands placed on the workers.

5.2 If a forced ventilation system is used, it shall be

maintained in working order and shall not expose workers to

draughts which are harmful to health.

5.3 Any breakdown shall be indicated by a control

system where this is necessary for workers' health.

6. Exposure to particular risks

6.1 Workers shall not be exposed to harmful levels of

noise or to harmful external influences (e.g. gases, vapours,

dust).

6.2 If workers have to enter an area where the atmosphere

may contain a toxic or harmful substance or to have an

insufficient oxygen level or to be inflammable, the confined

atmosphere shall be monitored and appropriate steps taken to

prevent any hazard.

6.3 A worker may not in any circumstances be exposed to

a high-risk confined atmosphere. He shall at least be watched at

all times from outside and all appropriate precautions shall be

taken to ensure that he can be assisted effectively and

immediately.

7. Temperature

During working hours, the temperature shall be appropriate for

human beings, having regard to the working methods used and the

physical demands placed on the workers.

8. Natural and artificial lighting of workstations, rooms and

traffic routes on the site

8.1. Workstations, rooms and traffic routes shall as far as

possible have sufficient natural lighting and be provided with

appropriate and sufficient artificial lighting at night and when

natural daylight is inadequate, where necessary, portable light

sources that are protected against impact shall be used.

The colour of artificial light used shall not alter or

affect the perception of signals or signposts displaying such

signs.

8.2. Lighting installations for rooms, workstations and

traffic routes shall be placed in such a way that there is no risk of

accident to workers as a result of the type of lighting fitted.

8.3. Rooms, workstations and traffic routes where

workers are especially exposed to risks in the event of artificial

lighting, shall be provided with emergency lighting of adequate

intensity.

9. Doors and gates

9.1. Sliding doors shall be fitted with a safety device to

prevent them from being derailed and falling over.

9.2. Doors and gates opening upwards shall be fitted with

a mechanism to secure them against falling back.

9.3. Doors and gates along escape routes shall be

appropriately marked.

9.4. In the immediate vicinity of gates intended primarily

for vehicle traffic, there shall be doors for pedestrian traffic

unless it is safe for pedestrians to cross; such doors shall be

clearly marked and kept free at all times.

9.5. Mechanical doors and gates shall operate without any

risk of accident to workers. They shall be fitted with emergency

stop devices which are easily identifiable and accessible and,

unless they open automatically in the event of a power-cut, it

shall be possible for them to be opened manually.

10. Traffic routes - danger areas and safe means of access and

egress

10.1. Traffic routes, including stairs, fixed ladders and

loading bays and ramps shall be calculated, located, laid out and

made negotiable to ensure easy, safe and appropriate access in

such a way as not to endanger workers employed in the vicinity

of these traffic routes.

10.2. Routes used for pedestrian traffic and, or goods

traffic including those used for loading and unloading shall be

dimensioned in accordance with the number of potential users

and the type of activity concerned.

If means of transport are used on traffic routes, a

sufficient safety clearance or adequate protective devices shall

be provided for other site users.

Routes shall be clearly marked, regularly verified and

properly maintained.

10.3. Sufficient clearance shall be allowed between

vehicle traffic routes and doors, gates, passages for pedestrians,

corridors and staircases.

10.4. If the site includes limited-access areas, these shall

be equipped with devices to prevent unauthorised workers from

entering.

Appropriate measures shall be taken to protect workers

who are authorised to enter the danger areas.

Danger areas shall be clearly signposted.

10.5. Sufficient safe means of access and egress shall be

provided and maintained to and from every workplace at which

any person has at any time to perform any work and every such

place shall be made and kept safe for any person working and, or

being present there.

11. Loading bays and ramps

11.1. Loading bays and ramps shall be adequate for the

dimensions of the loads to be transported.

11.2. Loading bays shall have at least one exit point.

11.3. Loading ramps shall be sufficiently safe, to prevent

workers from falling off.

12. Freedom of movement at the workstation

The floor area at the workstation shall be such as to allow

workers sufficient freedom of movement to perform their work, taking

account of any necessary equipment or appliances present.

13. First aid

13.1. The contractor shall ensure that first aid can be

provided, and that the staff trained to provide it can be called

upon at any time.

Measures shall be taken to ensure that workers who

have had an accident or have suddenly been taken ill can be

removed for medical treatment.

13.2. One or more first-aid rooms shall be provided where

the scale of the works or the types of activity being carried out so

require.

13.3. First-aid rooms shall be fitted with essential first-aid

installations and equipment and be easily accessible to

stretchers.

They shall be signposted in accordance with the Work

Place, (Provisions of Health and, or Safety Signs) Regulations

(S.L. 646.09.).

13.4. First-aid equipment shall be available at all places

where working conditions so require.

This equipment shall be properly marked and easily

accessible.

The address and telephone number of the local emergency

service shall be clearly displayed.

14. Sanitary equipment

14.1. Changing rooms and lockers.

14.1.1. Appropriate changing rooms shall be

provided for workers if they have to wear special work

clothes and if, for reasons of health or propriety, they

cannot be expected to change in another area.

Changing rooms shall be easily accessible, be of

sufficient capacity and be provided with seating.

14.1.2. Changing rooms shall be sufficiently large

and have facilities to enable each worker, where necessary,

to dry his working clothes as well as his own clothing and

personal effects and to lock them away.

If circumstances so require (e.g. dangerous

substances, humidity, dirt), facilities shall be provided to

enable working clothes to be kept in a place separate from

workers' own clothes and personal effects.

14.1.3. Provisions shall be made for separate

changing rooms or separate use of changing rooms for

different genders.

14.1.4. If changing rooms are not required as referred

to in item 14.1.1, first paragraph, each worker shall be

provided with a place in which he can lock away his own

clothes and personal effects.

14.2. Showers and washbasins

14.2.1. Suitable showers in sufficient numbers shall

be provided for workers if required by the nature of the

work or for health reasons.

Provisions shall be made for separate shower rooms

or separate use of shower rooms for different genders.

14.2.2. The shower rooms shall be sufficiently large

to permit each worker to wash without hindrance in

conditions of an appropriate standard of hygiene.

The showers shall be equipped with hot and cold

running water.

14.2.3. Where showers are not required as required

by the first paragraph of item 14.2.1, a sufficient number of

suitable washbasins with running water (hot water if

necessary) shall be provided in the vicinity of the

workstations and the changing rooms.

Provisions shall be made for separate

washbasins, or separate use of washbasins for different

genders when so required.

14.2.4. Where the rooms housing the showers or

washbasins are separate from the changing rooms, there

shall be easy access between them.

14.3. Lavatories and washbasins

Special facilities with an adequate number of lavatories and

washbasins shall be provided for workers in the vicinity of

workstations, rest rooms, changing rooms and rooms housing showers

or washbasins.

Provisions shall be made for separate lavatories or separate use

of lavatories for different genders.

15. Rest rooms and, or accommodation areas

15.1. Where the safety or health of workers, in particular

because of the type of activity carried out or the presence of

more than a certain number of employees as well as the remote

nature of the site so require, workers shall be provided with

easily accessible rest rooms and, or accommodation areas.

15.2. Rest rooms and, or accommodation areas shall be

large enough and equipped with an adequate number of tables

and seats with supporting backs for the number of workers

concerned.

15.3. If there are no facilities of this kind, other facilities

shall be provided in which workers can stay during interruptions

in work.

15.4. Fixed accommodation areas unless used only in

exceptional cases, shall have sufficient sanitary equipment, a rest

room and a leisure room.

They shall be equipped with beds, cupboards, tables and

seats with backs taking account of the number of workers, and be

allocated taking account, where appropriate, of the presence of

workers of different genders.

15.5. Appropriate measures shall be taken for the

protection of non-smokers against discomfort caused by tobacco

smoke in rest rooms and or accommodation areas.

16. Pregnant women and nursing mothers

Pregnant women and nursing mothers shall be able to lie down to

rest in appropriate conditions.

17. Disabled workers

Workplaces shall be organised to take account of disabled

workers, if necessary.

The provision applies in particular to the doors, passageways,

staircases, showers, washbasins, lavatories and workstations used or

occupied directly by disabled persons.

18. Miscellaneous provisions

18.1. The surroundings and the perimeter of the site shall

be signposted and laid out so as to be clearly visible and

identifiable.

18.2. Workers shall be provided at the site with a sufficient

quantity of drinking water and possibly another suitable non-

alcoholic beverage both in occupied rooms and in the vicinity of

workstations.

18.3. Workers shall

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be provided with facilities enabling them to

take their meals in satisfactory conditions,

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where appropriate, be provided with facilities

enabling them to prepare their meals in satisfactory

conditions.

PART B: SPECIFIC MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR ON-

SITE WORKSTATIONS

Preliminary remark

If special situations so dictate, the classification of these

minimum requirements into two sections, as below, shall not be

regarded as binding.

Section I: On-site indoor workstations

1. Stability and solidity

Premises shall have a structure and stability appropriate to the

nature of their use.

2. Emergency doors

Emergency doors shall open outwards.

Emergency doors shall not be so locked or fastened that they

cannot be easily and immediately opened by any person who may

require to use them in an emergency.

Sliding or revolving doors shall not be permitted if intended as

emergency exits.

3. Ventilation

If air-conditioning or mechanical ventilation installations are

used, they shall operate in such a way that workers are not exposed to

draughts which cause discomfort. Any deposit or dirt likely to create

an immediate danger to the health of workers by polluting the

atmosphere shall be removed without delay.

4. Temperature

4.1. The temperature in rest areas, rooms for duty staff,

sanitary facilities, canteens and first-aid rooms shall be

appropriate to the particular purpose of such areas.

4.2. Windows, skylights and glass partitions shall not

allow excessive effects of sunlight, having regard to the nature of

the work and the use of the room.

5. Natural and Artificial Lighting

Workplaces shall as far as possible have sufficient natural light

and be equipped with the means of providing artificial lighting which

is adequate for the purposes of protecting workers’ health and safety.

6. Floors, walls, ceilings and roofs of rooms

6.1. The floors of workplaces shall have no dangerous

bumps, holes or slopes and shall be fixed, stable and not slippery.

6.2. The surfaces of floors, walls and ceilings in rooms

shall be such that they can be cleaned or refurbished to an

appropriate standard of hygiene.

6.3. Transparent or translucent walls, in particular all-

glass partitions, in rooms or in the vicinity of workplaces and

traffic routes shall be clearly indicated and made of safety

material or be shielded from such places or traffic routes to

prevent workers from coming into contact with walls or being

injured should the walls shatter.

7. Windows and skylights

7.1. It shall be possible for workers to open, close, adjust

or secure windows, skylights and ventilators in a safe manner.

When open, they shall not be positioned so as to constitute

a hazard to workers.

7.2. Windows and skylights shall be designed in

conjunction with equipment or otherwise fitted with devices

allowing them to be cleaned without any risk to the workers

carrying out this work or to workers present.

8. Doors and Gates

8.1. The position, number and dimensions of doors and

gates, and the materials used in their construction, shall be

determined by the nature and use of the rooms or areas.

8.2. Transparent doors shall be appropriately marked at a

conspicuous level.

8.3. Swing doors and gates shall be transparent or have

see-through panels.

8.4. If transparent or translucent surfaces in doors and

gates are not made of safety material and if there is a danger that

workers may be injured if a door or gate should shatter, the

surfaces shall be protected against breakage.

9. Traffic routes

Where the use and equipment of rooms so requires for the

protection of workers, traffic routes shall be clearly identified.

10. Specific measures for escalators and travelators

Escalators and travelators shall function safely. They shall

be equipped with any necessary safety devices. They shall be fitted

with easily identifiable and accessible emergency shut-down devices.

11. Room dimensions and air space in rooms

Workrooms shall have sufficient surface area and height to

allow workers to perform their work without risk to their safety, health

or well-being.

Section II: On-site outdoor workstations

1. Stability and solidity.

1.1. High-level or low-level movable or

fixed

workstations shall be solid and stable, taking account of

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the number of workers occupying them;

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the maximum loads they may have to bear and the

weight distribution;

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the outside influences to which they may be subject.

If the support and the other components of these

workstations are not intrinsically stable, their stability is to be

ensured by appropriate and safe methods of fixing to avoid any

untimely or spontaneous movement of the whole or of parts of

the workstations.

1.2. Verifications

Stability and solidity shall be verified appropriately

and especially after any change in the height or depth of the

workstation.

2. Energy distribution installations

2.1. On-site energy distribution installations, especially

those subject to outside influences, shall be regularly examined

and maintained in good condition.

2.2. Installations existing before the site began shall be

identified, examined and clearly signposted.

2.3. Whenever possible, where overhead electric power

lines exist, either they shall be redirected away from the area of

the site or else the current shall be cut off.

If this is not possible, there will be barriers or notices

to ensure that vehicles and installations are kept away. Adequate

warnings and suspended protections shall be provided where

vehicles have to pass beneath the lines.

3. Atmospheric influences

Workers shall be protected against atmospheric influences which

may affect their health and safety.

4. Falling objects

4.1. Wherever technically feasible, workers shall be

protected by collective methods against falling objects.

4.2 Materials and equipment shall be laid out or stacked

in such a way as to prevent their collapsing or overturning.

4.3. Where necessary, there shall be covered passageways

on the site or access to danger areas shall be made impossible.

5. Falls from a height

5.1. Work at height shall be properly planned and carried

out on the basis of the measures of article 6(2) of the Act and

regulation 10 of the General Provisions for Health and Safety at

Work Places Regulations;

5.2. Where work is carried out at height, every employer

and, or self-employed person, shall take adequate and sufficient

measures to prevent any person falling a distance liable to cause

injury.

5.3. In principle, work carried out at a height shall be

carried out only with appropriate equipment or using collective

protection devices such as cradles, platforms or safety nets.

Where cradles are used, these shall be solid,

sufficiently high and have at least an end-board, a main handrail

and an intermediate handrail or an equivalent alternative.

If the use of such equipment is not possible because

of the nature of the work, suitable means of access shall be

provided and safety harnesses or other anchoring safety methods

shall be used.

5.4 Protection railings, barriers or other form of

protection shall be fitted around stairwells, stairs, shafts,

balconies, edges, openings and in all other areas where any

person may fall a distance liable to cause injury, or to fall into

any liquid or material so as to involve risk of drowning or serious

injury.

5.5 Protection railings, barriers or other form of

protection shall be of good construction, of suitable and sound

material, of adequate height, and of adequate strength for the

purpose of which are used. Protection railings, barriers or other

form of protection shall be placed as to prevent as far as possible

the fall of persons. Where coverings are used, these shall be so

construed as to prevent the fall of persons, materials or articles,

which covering shall be clearly and boldly marked to show its

purpose, be securely fixed in position, be of good construction

and of adequate strength for the purpose for which are used.

6. Scaffolding and ladders

6.1. All scaffolding shall be properly designed,

constructed and maintained to ensure that it does not collapse or

move accidentally.

6.2. Work platforms, gangways and scaffolding stairways

shall be constructed, dimensioned, protected and used in such a

way as to prevent people from falling or being exposed to falling

objects.

6.3. Scaffolding shall be inspected and certified as being

safe for use by a competent person

(a)

before being put into service;

(b)

subsequently, at periodic intervals;

(c) after any modification period without use,

exposure to bad weather or seismic tremors, or any other

circumstance which may have affected its strength or

stability.

6.4. Ladders shall be sufficiently strong and correctly

maintained. They shall be correctly used, in appropriate places

and in accordance with their intended purpose.

6.5. Mobile scaffolding

shall

be

secured

against

spontaneous movements.

7. Lifting equipment

7.1. All lifting devices and accessories, including their

component parts, attachments, anchorings and supports shall be

(a) properly designed and constructed

and

sufficiently strong for the use to which they are put;

(b)

correctly installed and used;

(c)

maintained in good working order;

(d) verified and subjected to periodic tests and

inspections in accordance with current legislation;

(e) operated by qualified workers who have

received appropriate training.

7.2. All lifting devices and accessories shall clearly

display their maximum load values.

7.3. Lifting equipment and accessories may not be used

for other than their intended purposes.

8. Excavating and materials-handling vehicles and machinery

8.1. All excavating and materials-handling vehicles and

machinery shall be

(a) properly designed and constructed taking

account, as far as possible, of the principles of ergonomics;

(b)

kept in good working order;

(c)

used correctly.

8.2. Drivers and operators of excavating and materials-

handling vehicles and machinery shall be specially trained.

8.3. Preventive measures shall be taken to ensure that

excavating and materials-handling vehicles and machinery do

not fall into the excavations or into water.

8.4. Where appropriate, excavating machinery and

materials-handling machinery shall be fitted with structures to

protect the driver against being crushed if the machine overturns,

and against falling objects.

9. Installations, machinery, equipment

9.1. Installations, machinery and equipment, including

hand tools whether power-driven or otherwise, shall be

(a) properly designed and constructed taking

accounts, as far as possible, of the principle of ergonomics;

(b)

kept in good working order;

(c) used solely for the work for which they were

designed;

(d) operated by workers who have received

appropriate training.

9.2. Installations and equipment under pressure shall be

examined and subjected to regular tests and inspections in

accordance with existing legislation.

10. Excavations, wells, underground works, tunnels and

earthworks

10.1.

Adequate precautions shall be taken in an

excavation, well, underground, working or tunnel

(a)

using an appropriate support or embankment;

(b) to prevent hazards entailed in the fall of a

person, materials or objects, or flooding;

(c) to provide sufficient ventilation at all

workstations so as to ensure a breathable atmosphere which

is not dangerous or harmful to health;

(d) to enable workers to reach safety in the event of

fire or inrush for water or materials.

10.2. Before excavation starts, measures shall be taken to

identify and reduce to a minimum any hazard due to

underground cables and other distribution systems.

10.3. Safe routes into and out of the excavation shall be

provided.

10.4. Piles of earth, materials and moving vehicles shall be

kept away from the excavation; appropriate barriers shall be built

if necessary.

11. Demolition work

Where the demolition of a building or construction may present a

(a) appropriate precautions, methods and procedures

shall be adopted;

(b) the work shall be planned and undertaken only under

the supervision of a competent person.

12. Metal or concrete frameworks, shutterings and heavy

prefabricated components.

12.1. Metal or concrete frameworks and their components,

shutterings, prefabricated components or temporary support, and

buttresses shall be erected and dismantled only under the

supervision of a competent person.

12.2. Adequate precautions shall be taken to protect

workers against risks arising from the temporary fragility or

instability of a structure.

12.3. Shutterings, temporary supports and buttresses shall

be devised and designed, installed and maintained so as to safely

withstand any strains and stresses which may be placed on them.

13. Cofferdams and caissons

13.1. All cofferdams and caissons shall be

(a) well constructed, of appropriate, solid materials

of adequate strength;

(b) appropriately equipped so that workers can gain

shelter in the event of an irruption of water and materials.

13.2. The construction, installation, transformation or

dismantling of a cofferdam or caisson shall take place only under

the supervision of a competent person.

13.3. All cofferdams and caissons shall be inspected by a

competent person at regular intervals.

14. Work on roofs

14.1. Where necessary to avert a risk or where the height

or the slope exceed set values, collective preventive measures

shall be taken to prevent workers, and tools or other objects or

materials, from falling.

14.2. Where workers have to work on or near a roof or any

other surface made of fragile materials through which it is

possible to fall, preventive measures shall be taken to ensure that

they do not inadvertently walk on the surface made of fragile

materials, or fall to the ground.

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The client shall ensure that prior to the setting up of a

construction site, a health and safety plan is drawn up in accordance

with regulation 12.

In the case of construction sites on which work is scheduled

to last longer than thirty (30) working days and on which more than

twenty (20) workers are occupied simultaneously, or on which the

volume of work is scheduled to exceed five hundred (500) person-

days, the client shall communicate a prior notice drawn up in

accordance with Schedule III to the Authority, along with any other

document or information required by the Authority from time to time,

at least four (4) calendar weeks before work starts on the project. Once

any work activity on the project commences, a copy of the prior notice

in such form as prescribed by the Authority shall be clearly displayed

on the construction site by the client and, if necessary, periodically

updated by the project supervisor for health and safety matters.

The client shall take account of the general principles of

prevention concerning health and safety referred to in the Act and in

any other law, as may be appropriate, during the various stages of

designing and preparing the project, in particular

(a) when decisions on the architectural, technical and, or

organisational aspects are being taken, in order to plan the

various items or stages of work which are to take place

simultaneously or in succession;

(b) when estimating the period required for completing

such work or work stages, account shall also be taken, each time

this appears necessary, from all health and safety plans and from

files drawn up in accordance with regulations 12(1) and 13(1) or

adjusted in accordance with regulations 12(2) and 13(2).

Where the client is a domestic client, regulation 3 shall not Domestic client.

apply if the following conditions are met

(a) the project does not require a prior notice in

accordance with regulation 6; and

(b) only one (1) contractor for the whole project will be

present; and

(c) work does not involve particular risks as listed in

Schedule II.

Client Representative

(1) The client may appoint in respect of every project, a Client

client representative who acts for the Client and who shall be representative.

responsible for the design, execution and, or supervision of the

execution of a project and who shall be responsible, on the client’s

behalf, to carry out the duties imposed by these regulations on the

client, mutatis mutandis and any such appointment may be terminated,

changed, or renewed as necessary.

(2) When a client representative has been appointed in

accordance with these regulations, the obligations imposed by these

regulations on the client shall apply mutatis mutandis and shall be

carried out by such client representative instead of the client in

accordance with these regulations.

(3) The client representative shall be appointed only if the

following information is submitted to the Authority

(a)

the date of appointment of the client representative;

(b)

the address of the construction site;

(c) a brief description of the project and the construction

work that it entails;

(d) the contact details of the client including name,

identity card number, address, telephone and, or mobile phone

number and an email address;

(e) the contact details of the client representative

including name, identity card number, address, telephone and, or

mobile phone number and an email address;

(f)

a declaration in such form as prescribed by the

Authority of acceptance duly signed by the client representative

that he has undertaken to accept the role of client representative

and to carry out the duties imposed by these regulations on the

client; and

(g) a declaration in such form as prescribed by the

Authority duly signed by the client and the client’s representative

whereby they are expressly consenting to the processing,

handling and transmitting of personal data held by the Authority.

(4) Where, during the period of works, the client representative

resigns or changes for any reason, he shall be obliged to give notice

thereof in writing to the Authority. Until such notice is received and

approved in writing by the Authority, he shall still be presumed to be

the appointed client representative for the site.

(5) In default of an appointment of a client representative in

accordance with these regulations, the client shall remain responsible

for fulfilling the duties pertaining to the client under these regulations.

Responsibilities of client or client representative

(1) Where the client or client representative has

appointed a project supervisor for health and safety matters to perform

the duties and exercise the powers under these regulations, this shall

not relieve the client or the client representative of their

responsibilities in that respect.

(2) The implementation of these regulations shall not affect the

principle of employers' responsibility as provided for in the Act or in

any other law.

(3) In order to preserve health and safety on the construction

site, the client shall take into account any report given in writing by the

project supervisor for health and safety matters and shall take all

reasonable measures to ensure that duty holders abide by their

obligations within the limits of their respective responsibilities.

Duties of the Project supervisor for health and safety matters

project preparation stage

The project supervisor for health and safety matters shall

coordinate the implementation of the provisions of regulation 7.

(1) The project supervisor for health and safety matters Health and

shall draw up a health and safety plan setting out the rules applicable safety plan.

to the construction site concerned, taking into account, where

necessary, of the industrial activities taking place on the site. The said

plan shall also include specific measures concerning work which falls

within one or more of the categories of Schedule II.

(2) The project supervisor for health and safety matters shall

make any adjustments required to the health and safety plan to take

account of the progress of the work and any changes which have

occurred.

(1) The project supervisor for health and safety matters Health and

shall prepare a file appropriate to the characteristics of the project safety file.

containing relevant health and safety information to be taken into

consideration during any subsequent works.

(2) The project supervisor for health and safety matters shall

make any adjustments required to the health and safety file to take

account of the progress of the work and any changes which have

occurred.

Duties of the project supervisor for health and safety matters

Project Execution Stage

(1) The project supervisor for health and safety matters General

shall coordinate the implementation of the general principles of principles

prevention,

prevention and safety

health and

safety plan, and

health and

(a) when technical and, or organizational aspects are safety file.

being decided, in order to plan the various items or stages of

work which are to take place simultaneously or in succession;

(b) when estimating the period required for completing

such work or work stages.

(2) The project supervisor for health and safety matters shall

coordinate the implementation of the relevant provisions of these

regulations in order to ensure that contractors, employers and, if

necessary for the protection of workers, self-employed persons

(a) apply the principles referred to in regulation 18 in a

consistent manner;

(b) where required, follow the health and safety plan

referred to in regulation 12;

(c)

make and, or cause to be made, any adjustments

required to the health and safety plan referred to in regulation 12

and the file referred to in regulation 13 to take account of the

progress of the work and any changes which have occurred.

In order to preserve health and, or safety on the

construction site, the project supervisor for health and safety matters

shall

(a) coordinate the implementation of the relevant

provisions of these regulations or any other provisions under the

Act, in order to ensure that employers offer the highest

protection by applying the principles referred to in regulation 18

or any other regulation made under the Act in a consistent

manner;

(b) coordinate the implementation of the relevant

provisions of these regulations in order to ensure that employers

and, if necessary for the protection of workers, self employed

persons follow the health and safety plan referred to in regulation

12;

(c) organize cooperation between contractors, including

successive contractors on the same site, coordination of their

activities with a view to protecting workers and preventing

accidents and occupational health hazards and reciprocal

information, as provided for in regulation 7 of the General

Provisions for Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations,

ensuring that self-employed persons are brought into this process

where necessary;

(d) take the steps necessary to ensure that only authorized

persons are allowed onto the construction site;

(e) carry out as often as necessary a thorough inspection

of the whole construction site and work practices to identify the

measures being undertaken by the contractors, employers or any

self-employed persons in identifying any potential hazards, and

recommend the necessary preventive and protective measures in

line with the general principles of prevention laid down in the

Act, or any other regulations made under the Act

Provided that the frequency of inspections shall be

commensurate with the size of the construction site, the nature

and extent of the hazards and risks at the construction site, and

the type of works being carried out;

(f) issue and submit without undue delay to the relevant

duty holders involved in the construction project, an inspection

report in writing highlighting the measures being undertaken by

the contractors, employers or any self-employed persons in

identifying any potential hazards and risks and any unaddressed

hazards and risks noted during the inspection carried out under

these regulations and the required preventive and corrective

measures to be taken by the relevant duty holders to address the

identified hazards and risks and, or manage health and safety

Provided that for the purpose of this paragraph "duty

holders" shall not include "workers";

(g) give directions to duty holders and other relevant

persons, in the interest of occupational health and, or safety;

(h) coordinate, monitor the implementation of and ensure

the execution of the required preventive and corrective measures

indicated in the inspection report prepared under these

regulations, and any other measures required to render the site

safe;

(i) coordinate, monitor the implementation of and ensure

the execution of, the preventive and protective measures

indicated in the health and safety plan prepared in terms of these

regulations;

(j) carry out as often as necessary, follow-up inspections

to ensure the implementation of the preventive and protective

measures indicated in the inspection report and any directions

made and given out under these regulations;

(k) give a written copy of the health and safety plan

prepared in terms of these regulations, or a relevant extract

thereof to all duty holders in terms of these regulations

Provided that for the purpose of this paragraph "duty

holders" shall not include "workers";

(l) consult and liaise on matters relating to occupational

health and, or safety with respect to the construction project,

with any designated persons and, or external services appointed

by the employer in terms of regulation 9 of the General S.L. 646.11.

Provisions for Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations.

Powers and other duties of project supervisor for health and safety

matters

In order to preserve health and, or safety on the

construction site, the project supervisor for health and safety matters

shall have the following powers

(a) to inspect at any time of day or night the construction

site to which he has been appointed to act as project supervisor

for health and safety matters to fulfil the duties made under these

regulations;

(b) to make such examination, interview and

investigation as may in any circumstances be necessary in the

interest of occupational health and, or safety;

(c) to take such measurements, photographs, video

recording and, or any other recordings, including the use of

monitoring equipment and atmospheric sampling, as the project

supervisor for health and safety matters considers necessary for

the purpose of fulfilling the duties under these regulations

Provided that the handling and storage of personal

data resulting from the said activities shall conform to the

provisions of the Data Protection Act.

(d) to order that work or any activity be halted or to give

such orders in relation to the carrying out of duties by any

employee or self-employed persons on the site if there is a

reasonable concern that the carrying out of work and, or activity

could likely expose any person present on the construction site to

a serious risk to their health and, or safety, emanating from an

immediate or imminent exposure to a hazard

Provided that the project supervisor for health and

safety matters shall, without undue delay, notify in writing the

duty holders involved in the construction project. The project

supervisor for health and safety matters shall inform the

Authority of any order made in accordance with this paragraph

in such instances where such orders are not observed or

complied with

Provided further that for the purpose of this paragraph

"duty holders" shall not include "workers";

(e) to require any article, substance, material, equipment,

machinery, installation, structure, apparatus, tool and any other

thing at the construction site that he may reasonably consider to

be a risk to occupational health and, or safety to be dismantled

and, or removed from the site and, or rectified and, or subjected

to any process or test at the expense of the relevant duty holder;

(f) (i) to receive and register any report made by any The reporting

person in relation to any matter which may give rise to suspicion function

project

of a breach of these regulations, or the Act or any regulations supervisor

health and

made thereunder

safety matters.

Provided that if a worker or any person, whether

acting on his own behalf or on behalf of a worker, report a matter

in terms of this regulation to the project supervisor for health and

safety matters, then the project supervisor for health and safety

matters shall prepare his written report in relation to such a

matter within fifteen (15) days from the date on which such

matter was reported to him in writing, and after having heard the

client, including any client representative engaged by the client,

any worker or person making a report in terms of this sub-

paragraph. Once completed, such report shall be provided to the

client and the worker or any person, whether acting on his own

behalf or on behalf of a worker, accordingly. Where deemed

necessary by the project supervisor for health and safety matters,

the report shall indicate such measures which shall need to be

implemented by the client in order to address any particular

matter taking into account the obligations of the client under the

Act. Failure to present such a report shall be considered to be an

offence under the Act;

(ii) to register any matter reported in terms of this

regulation and the matter shall be considered to be

conclusively determined provided that any measure

specified by the project supervisor for health and safety

matters in terms of these regulations is implemented

accordingly within stipulated time-frames

Provided that if the measures specified by the

project supervisor for health and safety matters not be

implemented or adhered to in terms of these regulations,

the project supervisor for health and safety matters shall

inform the Authority accordingly and the client shall be

guilty of an offence under the Act in such instances

Provided further that in the case that the project

supervisor for health and safety matters has failed to make

the correct recommendations to the client in accordance

with the Act and the regulations made thereunder, then in

such instances the project supervisor for health and safety

matters shall be guilty of an offence under the Act.

Provided further that, except where required by

law or deemed necessary, the project supervisor for health

and safety matters shall ensure the anonymity of any person

who reports any matter which may give rise to suspicion of a

breach of these regulations, or the Act or any regulations

made thereunder. The identity of the said person may be

disclosed only with their explicit written consent.

Project supervisor for health and safety matters: non-liability

Civil action or other proceedings for damages shall not lie

or be instituted by a client, contractor, employer, self-employed

person, or worker involved in the construction project against the

project supervisor for health and safety matters for

(a) an act done in pursuance of these regulations unless

the project supervisor for health and safety matters acted in a

negligent manner or otherwise did not observe his duties as

provided under the Act and these regulations;

(b) an act done or omitted to be done in the performance

of his functions where it is sufficiently proven that the client or

the contractor, the employer or the self-employed person failed

to comply with the necessary measures as instructed by the

project supervisor for health and safety matters.

Implementation of General Provisions for Health and Safety at

Work Places Regulations (S.L. 646.11.)

When the work is being carried out, the principles set out in

regulations 4 to 8 of the General Provisions for Health and Safety at

Work Places Regulations shall be applied, in particular as regards

(a) keeping the construction site in good order and in a

satisfactory state of cleanliness;

(b) choosing the location of workstations, particularly

how to access these workplaces is obtained, and determining

routes or areas for the safe passage and movement of equipment;

(c)

the conditions under which various materials are

handled;

(d) technical

maintenance,

pre-commissioning

verifications and regular verifications on installations and

equipment with a view to correcting any faults which might

affect the health and safety of workers;

(e)

the demarcation and laying-out of areas for the

storage of various materials, in particular where dangerous

materials or substances are concerned;

(f)

the conditions under which the dangerous materials

used are removed;

(g)

the storage and disposal or removal of waste and

debris;

(h) the adaptation, based on progress made on the site, of

the actual period that shall be allocated for the various types of

work or work stages;

(i)

cooperation between contractors and self-employed

persons;

(j)

interaction with industrial activities at the place

within which or in the vicinity of which the construction site is

located.

Duties of contractors

In order to preserve health and safety on the construction Duties of

contractors.

site, contractors shall

(a) co-operate with the project supervisor for health and

safety matters in the interest of occupational health and, or

safety;

(b) co-operate with the project supervisor for health and

safety matters to enable compliance with the duties pertaining to

such project supervisor for health and safety matters under these

regulations;

(c)

promptly provide to the project supervisor for health

and safety matters any necessary information which may be

requested in the interest of occupational health and, or safety;

(d) comply without undue delay with the directions given

by the project supervisor for health and safety matters under

these regulations, which directions if carried out, would ensure

occupational health and, or safety;

(e) comply without undue delay, with the directions

given by the designated person and, or external services

appointed in terms of regulation 9 of the General Provisions for

Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations;

(f) comply with the relevant preventive and protective

measures listed in the health and safety plan which measures if

implemented, would ensure a safe and, or healthy place of work,

and that are applicable to the contractor or to the contractor’s

workers;

(g) bring to the attention of the contractor’s workers any

rules applicable to them contained in the health and safety plan;

(h) not commence and, or not progress any work related

to the project before a project supervisor for health and safety

matters has been appointed by the client in terms of regulation 3;

(i) (i) notwithstanding anything stated in the Act or

any regulations thereof, carry out or ensure that a written,

suitable, sufficient and systematic risk assessment of all the

occupational health and safety hazards which may be present at

the construction site and the resultant risks involved concerning

all aspects of the work activity in the construction site, is carried

out for each project being under taken, and that all workers are

informed of its contents in order to be aware of any hazards on a

construction. Such assessments shall consider the risks to the

health and safety of workers and of self-employed persons to

which they are exposed whilst at work in a construction site, as

well as the risks to the health and safety of other persons,

including visitors to the construction site which risks arise out of,

or in connection with the work being carried out, or by the

conduct of the undertaking

Provided that when carrying out such

assessments, a contractor shall also take into consideration

changes to the work activities being carried out and to the

workplace, and shall take appropriate action;

(ii) the contractors shall keep in their possession

written or retrievable electronic copies of such assessments

and shall ensure that they are updated regularly;

(iii) the contractors shall decide on the protective

measures appropriate to the nature of the work being

carried out which are required to be taken following these

assessments and, if necessary, the protective equipment to

be used;

(iv) the assessments referred to in this regulation

shall be reviewed whenever there is any major change in

working conditions, or whenever the contractors have

reason to suspect that they are no longer valid;

(j) comply without undue delay, with the preventive and

protective measures indicated by the risk assessment carried out

under these regulations and, or any other relevant regulations

made under the Act;

(k) ensure that training, information and instructions

provided in terms of regulation 14 of the General Provisions for S.L. 646.11.

Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations and, or any other

relevant regulations made under the Act, are given to workers in

a comprehensible manner;

(l) in particular when implementing regulation 18, take

measures that are in line with the minimum requirements set out

in Schedule IV;

(m) comply in particular with the following, mutatis

mutandis

(i) the requirements of regulations 7 and 15(2) of

the General Provisions for Health and Safety at Work S.L. 646.11.

Places Regulations and regulation 8 and Schedule IV;

(ii) the Minimum Requirements for the Use of S.L. 646.13.

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations;

(iii) the Work Equipment (Minimum Safety and S.L. 646.24.

Health Requirements) Regulations.

Duties of workers

Without prejudice to the foregoing regulations, in order to Duties of

workers.

preserve health and safety on the construction site, the worker shall

(a) co-operate with the project supervisor for health and

safety matters in the interest of occupational health and, or

safety;

(b) co-operate with the project supervisor for health and

safety matters to enable compliance with the duties pertaining to

such project supervisor for health and safety matters under these

regulations;

(c)

promptly provide to the project supervisor for health

and safety matters any necessary information which may be

required to enable compliance with the duties of such project

supervisor for health and safety matters;

(d) comply without undue delay with the directions given

by the project supervisor for health and safety matters under

these regulations, which directions if carried out, would ensure

occupational health and, or safety;

(e) comply without undue delay, with the preventive and

protective measures indicated by the risk assessment carried out

under regulation 19(i) and, or any other relevant regulations

made under the Act;

(f) comply with the relevant preventive and protective

measures listed in the health and safety plan prepared under

these regulations, which measures if implemented, would ensure

occupational health and, or safety.

Information for workers

(1) Without prejudice to regulation 12 of the General

Provisions for Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations, workers

and, or their representatives shall be informed of all the measures that

shall be taken concerning their health and safety on the construction

site.

(2) The information shall be comprehensible to the workers

concerned.

Consultation and participation of workers

Consultation and participation of workers and, or of their

representatives shall take place in accordance with regulation 13 of the

General Provisions for Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations

on matters covered by regulations 14 and 18 ensuring whenever

necessary proper coordination between workers and, or workers'

representatives in undertakings carrying out their activities at the

workplace, having regard to the degree of risk and the size of the work

site.

General provisions

(1) Every person on whom a duty is placed by these

regulations in relation to the design, planning and preparation of a

project shall take into account the general principles of prevention

referred to in the Act in the performance of those duties.

(2) Every person on whom a duty is placed by these

regulations in relation to the construction phase of a project shall take

into account the general principles of prevention referred to in the Act

in the performance of those duties.

(3) The client shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the

arrangements referred to in sub-regulation (1) are maintained and

reviewed throughout the project.

In any proceedings for the imposition of an administrative Onus of proof.

penalty or an offence under these regulations consisting of a failure to

comply with a duty or requirement to do something in accordance with

the Act and, or any regulations issued thereunder, it shall be for the

accused to prove, as the case may be, that it was not practicable or not

reasonably practicable to do more than was in fact done to satisfy the

duty or requirement, or that there was no better practicable means than

was in fact used to satisfy the duty or requirement.

Any person who knowingly or recklessly interferes with Offences.

the process of providing a safe and healthy place of work, shall be

guilty of an offence under the Act.

The Workplace (Minimum Health and Safety Requirements Repeal and

for Work at Construction Sites) Regulations are hereby repealed saving.

without prejudice to anything done or omitted to be done thereunder.

Any action, decision or proceeding, taken or commencing Transitory

provision.

before the coming into force of the Health and Safety at Work L.N. 52 of 2025.

(Minimum Health and Safety Requirements for Work at Construction

Sites) Regulations, 2025 shall continue to be regulated by the

provisions of the regulations specified in regulation 26, as in force

prior to the coming into force of the Health and Safety at Work

(Minimum Health and Safety Requirements for Work at Construction

Sites) Regulations, 2025.