Name of Project and brief description: Soft Play Area to be built in Aireville Park
Potential dangers/hazards
PRECONSTRUCTION
Public rights of way across the site
Nearby schools, footpaths, roads or
railways
Traffic to, from, or around the site
Surrounding use of land
Site boundary issues, e.g. pavement
restrictions
Contamination
Overhead power lines and underground
services
Adjacent construction
Obstructions
Existing structures (stability or
contamination)
Urban debris (needles, glass, asbestos)
Children, the elderly
Restrictions on traffic movement, e.g.
one-way systems, peak times
Water courses, tidal rivers, flood plains
What steps can you take to:
Eliminate Reduce Inform Control
Close of the site to stop
people entering it.
Make sure all local schools etc. Inform the nearby schools and
are warned about the build and public in the area.
make sure that the construction of
the build will not interfere with
nearby roads, railways or
footpaths(apart from the one we
are extending).
If necessary close off the road Make sure deliveries/vehicles aim Inform people of the Close off the road at certain
at time when there are to come at non-peak times to construction going on and the times.
vehicles or delivery’s trying allow the traffic around the site to times when the road will need
to access the site have a minimal effect to be shut or inform the workers
are informed of peak times in a
bid to avoid them.
Do a background check of the Inform anyone using the
nearby land to see what the surrounding land of the build
surrounding land is used for etc.
Do a background check again on
the land to see where the site
boundaries are
Online background checks of the
land can be completed to check
for possible causes of
contamination.
There are no overhead power
lines and as for underground
services checks into the lands
history can be done to check if
there are any
Make sure to check to see if any
other construction projects will be
continuing at the same time and if
so meet with the team etc. to
come to a mutual agreement
which allows both sides to be
happy and construction to
continue.
Before the construction
process begins check for
obstructions and possible
causes of them and make sure
everybody is briefed in case
there is one and what to do to
work around it quickly and
efficiently.
The only existing structure is the
park which will not be removed
or demolished as the building will
be being built further down the
field from it.
Any urban debris can be
picked up and carefully
removed off of the land
before construction begins
Inform all local people about
the construction project so that
they are aware and put up signs
etc. to make sure that everybody
is aware that there is a
construction zone coming up
which you cannot enter.
The road can be closed at The workers etc. can be warned
certain hours in the day to about when peak traffic times are
allow the construction team and can work around them e.g. go
to safely and quickly access before or after the work or school
the site traffic
The nearest water course is the
canal which is monitored and
controlled so shouldn’t cause

Underground structures or tanks
Unusual ground conditions
Remote location? Personal safety etc Not a remote location
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) All workers must wear PPE
such as helmets in order to
stay safe whilst on the
construction site
Welfare facilities (toilets etc) Toilets and places to eat will
be provided on site for all the
workers and will be semi-
permanent
CONSTRUCTION
Roof
Floors
Materials
Energy and Power
OPERATION and MAINTENANCE
Access and egress There are wide access and
egress pathways readily
available for both vehicles
and people and a carpark
available as well.
Furthermore, when the
pathway is extended there
will be a clear path in which
any deliveries etc. can use to
come up close to where the
construction will take place.
Working environment
Space (ergonomics)
Client liabilities (e.g. testing of fall arrest Make sure there are fall arrest
systems) systems in place as a safety
measure for when the
construction workers are
going up high.
Effect on others (e.g. public, users)
any issues
Background checks into the land
will allow us to see if there are
any underground structures etc.
and then take it from there
Background checks into the
history of the land allow us to
explore the conditions of the land.
Everybody must wear PPE
Work on the roof should be quick Make sure work is carried out
kept to a minimum and completed when the weather isn’t a danger.
safety and in like with the legal
requirements to make sure the
construction workers have
minimal chance for issues.
MEWPs can be used to try and
reduce risk and fall arrest systems
where these cant.
Keep the floor well maintained to
reduce the risk of falls and soft
landing systems can be put in
place incase someone was to fall
during the installation of the floor.
Make sure there is an available
space for storage of materials
and that there is a small amount
of extra materials available in
the case of an accident.
In the case of there being
underground utilities running
underneath the land or nearby,
extensions can be put onto these
to the land we are working on.
Otherwise, there needs to be
energy and power sources created.
Make sure the working
environment is kept safe and
clean in order to keep in line with
legal requirements and to keep all
of the employees safe.
Efficiently use the space to the
best of the ability –there is a large
open space available so it
shouldn’t be an issue and make
sure workers are motivated and
ready.
Inform the construction worker
about the fall arrest system so
that the client isn’t liable for an
accidents that may occur then.
Try to keep construction time to a Inform everybody to make sure
minimum and keep ongoing that everyone is aware so can
communication with local people plan around it
and the public
Slips, trips, falls Everybody on the site must wear
the correct footwear (steel toed
boots) to be able to work on the
site so that the risk of slips trips
and falls is reduced.
DEMOLITION

Hazardous materials All hazardous materials to be

taken away immediately or stored
until they can be taken away in an
allocated locked up storage
environment.
Access There are wide paths for Make sure pathways and roads
access from either side of the in to the construction zone are
park allow access to many kept clear to allow deliveries in.
ranges of wide vehicles etc.
Connected services All gas, water, electricity and
telecommunication services
need to be disconnected
before the demolition work
begins to take place.