S.L. 646.27 Art. 15Management of health and, or safety at the construction site. 9        S.L. 646.11. 10 [S.L.      S.L. 646.11.

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 AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK AT 646.27 CONSTRUCTION SITES)

"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 Provisions for Health and Safety at Work Places Regulations.

Powers and other duties of project supervisor for health and safety matters