Notifiable project
A construction project that must be formally notified to the relevant health and safety authority before construction work begins, due to its scale or duration.
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By jurisdiction
UK HSE
“notifiable project”Exact equivalentRegulation 6 of CDM 2015 (SI 2015/51) requires the client to ensure that HSE is notified before construction begins if the construction phase will last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers simultaneously at any point; or exceed 500 person-days. Notification must be made using HSE form F10.
Irish HSA
“notifiable project”Close equivalentThe Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/291) require the client to notify the HSA before construction work begins on a project lasting longer than 30 working days or involving more than 500 person-days of construction work. The notification must be sent using the prescribed form before work commences.
US OSHA
“notifiable project”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Practitioner note: Notification is a trigger, not a duty discharged. Notifying the authority relieves none of the underlying CDM or Construction Regulations obligations.