Code for Sustainable Homes November Checklist Man 2 Considerate Constructors

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1 Dvlopmnt Nam: Spcification ID: Complianc with an Altrnativ to th Considrat Constructors Schm 1 crdit can awardd whr th assssmnt stakholdr confirms in writing that th altrnativ schm is to indpndntly assssd and th assssor confirms that th altrnativ schm addrsss all th mandatory itms plus 50% of th optional itms in Chcklist A2 (complt ox 1). 2 crdits can awardd whr th assssmnt stakholdr confirms in writing that th altrnativ schm is to indpndntly assssd and th assssor confirms that th altrnativ schm addrsss all th mandatory itms plus 80% of th optional itms in Chcklist A2 (complt ox 2). POST CONSTRUCTION REVIEW Whn crtification can dmonstratd th actual itms achivd in ach sction should quotd. Whr th mandatory critria + 50% of optional critria ar achivd / committd to Scor achivd 1 crdit 1 OR Whr th mandatory critria + 80% of optional critria ar achivd / committd to Scor achivd 2 crdits 2 Th assssor should nsur that th commitmnt is to spcific critria and not a gnral commitmnt to satisfy th aov statmnts. Total Crdits for Altrnativ Indpndntly Assssd Schm Pag 1 of 15

2 Sction 1: Considrat a c Whr introductory lttrs hav n snt / ar to snt to all th nighours. Whr thr is provision for parking on sit OR Buss ar providd from local transport nods OR Th narst transport links ar within 500m and run vry 30 minuts OR An ara offsit has n dsignatd for sit parking. Whr thr ar ramps and signs, indicating footpaths Whr pathways ar wid nough for whlchair accss Whr pdstrians who ar moility impaird or hav sight/haring difficultis can still gain accss around th sit oundary. d Whr thr ar arrirs and signposts indicating footpaths around th sit. Whr footpaths ar clan. Optional Whr th passagways ar saf and protctd. S copis of lttrs to snt or snt with a list of th addrsss S copis of parking plan, chck local vicinity for transport links. f g h Whr all th road signs/nams can sn OR Whr a road sign/nam is ostructd a rplacmnt has n rctd. Whr sit ntrancs/xits clarly markd Ths ar clar for lorry/dlivry drivrs and othr visitors to s. Whr thr is a clarly signd sit rcption Whr th rcptionist knows which mmr of staff will dal with unxpctd visitors Whr visitors ar scortd to th mmr of staff thy ar visiting. Whr thr ar aras of high minority communitis and English is not th first languag, notics ar printd in th common local languag. i Whr th sit is nar a school, community cntr / or othr uilding and dlivry tims ar outsid pak tims. j k Whr th sit managr is authorisd to rimurs minor financial complaints. Whr th parish rgistry has n chckd to stalish th nams of nighours to prsonalis Is thr a tmporary works plan highlighting ths itms? Chck on arrival for th signs. Ask th rcptionist how thy dal with unxpctd and xpctd visitors. Chck th ara, local shops and mmrs of th pulic, community cntrs for a minority cultur community. Whr this is prsnt chck for signs in th communitis languag. School pak tims considrd to am and 3-5pm Rsidntial pak tims 7-9am and 4-6pm. Othr shops / industris may hav rgular dlivris; this should also considrd y th Contractor. Ask th Sit Managr what authorisation is ndd to rimurs financial complaints. List of nams and addrsss to viwd on Pag 2 of 15

3 l m your lttrs. Whr a map has n snt to supplirs indicating how thy should accss th sit y a particular rout. Whr th post ox has n placd on th pavmnt to sav th postman from ntring th sit. sit. Chck a copy of th map snt to all supplirs with accompanying lttr. Pag 3 of 15

4 Sction 2: Environmntally Awar a c d f g Whr sit hours and noisy work rstrictions ar appropriat to th ara. Whr th Contractor has mad provisions to rduc th nois. Whr thr is a writtn commitmnt from th Contractor to protct any snsitiv cological faturs such as plants and trs this is dmonstratd onsit. NOTE: Plants cannot rmovd and rplantd as part of this work. Whr th sit oundary is clarly and safly markd and appropriat to th nvironmnt. Whr protctd wild lif issus in th local ara hav n addrssd y th company. Whr th sit has an nvironmntal policy Th sit managr can rlat th nvironmntal policy to procdurs on sit Th sit staff ar awar of th nvironmntal policy and how it rlats to thir work. Whr thr is a procdur and adquat quipmnt for protcting watrcourss from sit pollution. Considr particularly aras nar: Houss; Schools; Hospitals; Industrial Units; Pulic Transport Nods; City cntrs; or Shopping facilitis Copy of statmnt of intnt, policy, agrmnt tc to providd. Ar rasonal sound rstrictions in forc.g. whispring gnrators, straw als, sound arrirs tc.? Has th Contractor dmonstratd that nois has n considrd and masurs implmntd to rduc th disturanc? Writtn commitmnt to providd, along with a copy of for and aftr drawings. Th commitmnt should includ how th faturs will protctd and how th protction masurs wr dtrmind. Tmporary works procdurs to includ th appropriat protctiv masurs. Ask th Sit Managr if any thought was givn to th hoarding and th location of th sit. Is th hoarding clarly /safly markd, clan, nat and wll maintaind? Spak to th Sit Managr aout th local wildlif issus and how th sit ar addrssing thm and how thy ar monitord S vidnc of drawings or spcification clauss that ack up th claims. Rqust a copy of th policy. Ask th Sit Managr what th policy includs and how this rlats to th sit. Ask mmrs of staff at diffrnt lvls how th policy rlats to work at thir lvl. Bunds, asornt matrial to soak up any spillags, must prsnt at risk aras on sit. If thr is a sit spcific nvironmntal policy which commits to prvnting watr pollution and dscris how this is to on th sit this point can awardd. h Whr ful oil spillag quipmnt is availal. Ensur th spillag quipmnt is locatd whr spillags may occur to nsur a rapid rspons tim. i j k Whr th colour of th hoarding has n considrd in trms of th surrounding nvironmnt. Dos th sit hav a sit spcific nvironmntal policy? Whr th sit is sgrgating, rcycling or r-using wast. It may that th hoarding colour is dictatd y th company colours and in this cas, it would difficult to award this point. Rqust a copy of th policy and an xplanation from th Sit Managr and mmrs of staff at diffrnt lvls as to how it rlats to thir work. This can viwd on sit. A company wid policy promising to sgrgat, rcycl and r-us wast will NOT satisfy this crdit. Pag 4 of 15

5 l m n o p q r s t Whr th sit has a systm to monitor th amount of matrial wast. Whr thr ar nrgy saving masurs implmntd on sit. Whr straw als or quivalnt provid som sound protction to static nois gnrators or th sit is using th whispring typ. Whr aras with dust prolms ar nclosd, or altrnativ mthods of mitigating dust hav n providd. Whr sumps ar providd in cass of havy watr run off. Whr a sit with svr congstion has a dlivry point rmot from a sit. Dlivris from th rmot sit can thn mad in smallr vhicls at tims to caus th last inconvninc. Whr prmission has n otaind to us a fir hydrant or fir rigad to damp down. Whr an impact minimisation stratgy rviw is in plac for th sit. Whr thr is adquat spac for nw matrials to stord in scurd covrd aras to avoid damag, thft and to protct from wathr. u Whr visil stackd matrials ar shtd out. If thr is a sit spcific nvironmntal policy which commits to sgrgating, rcycling and rusing wast thn th inspctor can award this point. This can ithr viwd on sit; OR If thr is a sit spcific nvironmntal policy which commits to monitoring sit wast, indicating how this is to carrid out, thn this point can awardd. Exampls of this includ: low nrgy lighting; switching off quipmnt whn not in us; installing thrmostats; installing timrs; choosing nrgy fficint quipmnt. Viw on sit how sound is attnuatd from noisy quipmnt If a sit spcific policy idntifis how sound will attnuatd from noisy quipmnt thn this point can awardd. Chck how dust mitigation has n considrd with th Sit Managr; chck that this will ffctiv. If thr is a sit spcific nvironmntal policy which indicats how havy watr run off will minimisd and dalt with on sit, this point can awardd. Viw procdurs on sit. Whr a sit spcific nvironmntal policy addrsss th prolm of dlivris to a svrly congstd sit, thn th point can awardd. Writtn prmission to providd. Th rviw should considr th impact of th sit in nvironmntal trms and how any advrs ffcts ar ing minimisd. Ensur that whr spac has n providd, it is ing usd corrctly. Pag 5 of 15

6 Sction 3: Clan a c Whr all accsss to th sit ar clan, mud fr and saf. Whr th roads adjacnt to th sit that ar usd y sit vhicls ar swpt. Whr thr is an ara spcifid within th sit oundary for th storag of matrials and plant. Whr a sit spcific policy indicats masur that will implmntd to maintain clan, mud fr, saf accsss, thn this point can awardd. Evidnc in th form of a contract with a road swping company. Th ara must clan and dry whr ncssary, and th spac should sufficint for th matrials / plant stord. For th matrial storag part, this could rplacd on congstd sits y a just in tim dlivry policy d Whr thr ar dust prvntion masurs prsnt. Whr thr is a rgular damping down of th roads during th hot wathr Whr dust shts ar providd whr aras ar ing dmolishd. OR f Whr matrials and quipmnt ar tidily stackd and protctd / covrd whr ncssary. Whr aras around th cantn, offics and skips ar tidy and clan Aras ar scrnd whr ncssary. Whr any othr masurs can dmonstratd to mt this point. Chck all th aras nsur scrning is in plac whr ncssary. g Whr ruish ins ar availal. Th inspctor should nsur that whr ins ar providd thy ar spacd at intrvals which will facilitat staff using thm h i j Whr a fr car claning srvic is offrd, whr dirt or dust is a prolm. Whr th wind dirction is chckd and th work pattrn is varid to suit, if dust is a prolm. Whr a hard road is providd into th sit to rduc mud prolms. Chck procdurs, notic oards, with staff to s if this is in opration. Viw whthr dust is a prolm on sit, this should chckd in th drist sason. If dust is a prolm thn ask th Sit Managr how work is varid dpnding on th wind dirction. Pag 6 of 15

7 Sction 4: Good Nighour a Whr thr is a singl lin ntry complaints ook. Copy of th ook to providd or sn th ook should kpt in an asily accssil plac. Ar complaints rspondd to immdiatly and dalt with corrctly. Look through th complaints ook and chck th rsponss. Ensur all complaints wr dalt with and rspondd to in a polit, considrat and timly mannr. c Whr thr is light shildd from th nighours. Copy of th tmporary works including lighting to providd. Ths must ithr indicat light shilding or th Sit Managr must dmonstrat how th light shilding works or is not applical. Optional d f g h i Whr thr ar viwing oards in th hoardings Thy giv a good imprssion. Whr an arrangmnt is in plac for a nighour to act as a rprsntativ for a group. Whr rasonal stps hav n takn to nsur a minimum of fals alarms. Whr th sit and its surroundings ar sn y th pulic as tidy Whr th sit and its surroundings ar sn y th pulic as clan. Whr thr is a congstd sit, and thr is a compound away from th sit usd for plant/ matrial storag. Whr local popl ar informd of sit progrss y th us of a notic oard. Ask th sit mangr to xplain why th viws in th hoardings wr chosn and how thy st rprsnt th sit. Chck that th aras that can sn ar tidy and clan. Rqust to s a lttr of confirmation that on local will act as a rprsntativ of th community or group. For xampl: o 24 hour scurity. Spak to th scurity guard. Ensur that th scurity guard knows how to dal with alarms procdurs oth ral and fals. Chck that this information is transfrrd to nw staff. o Alarms ar linkd to a cntral offic opn 24 hours which rsponds immdiatly. o Othr masurs to minimis fals alarms can considrd on thir mrits and how appropriat thy ar to sit rquirmnts. Ensur that thr ar no complaints aout th sit ing untidy or dirty or that if thr wr this was quickly rctifid and not rpatd. Chck on sit that th viws in th hoardings show a clan and tidy sit. Only applical if th sit is congstd. Spak to th Sit Managr aout this xtra storag and visit xtra compound. j Whr thr ar rwards for a nighour s hlp. Viw procdurs or xampls of what Is ing don on sit k l Whr thr is a modl of th projct to ttr show nighours th xact implications of th projct. Whr thr is a procdur for a mmr of staff to chck th viw in th viwing aprturs at rgular intrvals. Whr a modl has n uilt and had n shown at local rsidnts mtings; OR Whr thr is a commitmnt to uild a modl for this purpos. Whr thr is a writtn procdur or commitmnt to rgularly chck th viwing aprturs, or whr th viwing aprturs ar to changd at diffrnt stags of th projct Pag 7 of 15

8 m n o p Whr thr is a commitmnt to writ and thank nighours at th nd of th contract for thir foraranc. Whr, on compltion of th projct, th nighours who hav n affctd y th work ar givn a fdack form, to indicat thir concrns and mark th Contractors prformanc Ths rsults should thn usd to improv your prformanc nxt tim. Whr xtra sts of postrs ar prominntly displayd illustrating how th sit is ing a good nighour. Whr appropriat gt involvd with local community charitis and initiativs. to nsur th st viw is providd. During sit visits, chck th viwing aprturs and nsur th viw is saf, tidy, clan and inoffnsiv. A copy of this commitmnt should providd or a copy of a standard lttr that is always snt at th nd of a projct. Whr a copy of fdack form for nighours can providd; Whr thr is a commitmnt to snd ths forms to affctd nighours; Whr thr ar procdurs in plac to monitor th rsults and implmnt changs for futur work. Whr thr is vidnc of such vnts having alrady occurrd or whr thr ar futur arrangmnts or a commitmnt to do so. Pag 8 of 15

9 Sction 5: Rspctful a c Optional Whr thr is a drss cod spcifid in th induction. Whr thr is an nforcmnt procdur i.. somon dos chck that oprativs ar drssd considratly, Whr inappropriat haviour is dalt with in sit policy Whr this is highlightd in th sit induction. Chck th induction contnt for itms rlatd to drss cod. N.B. This dos not rlat to PPE, this is to prvnt uildrs um syndrom Chck th induction contnt for ths dtails. Ask how oprativs who ar not drssd appropriatly ar dalt with? Is th procdur rigorous Chck th complaints ook for any itms on this issu and s how quickly thy wr dalt with. Copy of th policy to providd. Chck th induction contnt for ths dtails. Ask th Sit Managr what th nforcmnt procdurs ar and how thy ar carrid out. Chck th complaints ook for any itms on this issu and s how quickly thy wr dalt with. d Dos th sit hav fmal toilts. Dos th sit hav disald toilts. Whr oprativs ar prvntd from having thir raks in viw of th pulic. Viw on sit Exampls of how this might achivd includ: o A sit cantn o A common room availal for oprativs to at in. f Whr toilts ar scrnd from pulic viw. Viw on sit g Whr lockrs ar providd in th drying room. Viw on sit h Whr sit prsonnl ar discouragd from using local facilitis in thir sit cloths. Exampls of how this might achivd includ : o A cantn. o Staggrd raks for diffrnt gangs. o Provision of showrs / wash rooms. o Provision of lockrs. o A rqust to lav PPE on sit. Chck procdurs with th Sit Managr. i Whr thr is a radio an. Chck if thr is a an in plac and how it is nforcd. j Whr oprativs ar providd with suital clothing with th companis logo. Chck company policy to do this and chck with oprativs on sit that thy hav clothing with th company s logo. k Provid oprativs with a clip on ID card with photo. Chck company policy and procdurs for issuing clip on ID cards. Chck if thr is a mandatory rquirmnt for oprativs to war ths whn on sit. Chck oprativs in sit ar waring thm. l Whr th sit ncourags only 1 prson to visit th local shop at any on tim. Exampls of how this can achivd includ : a. Whr thr ar facilitis on sit to uy nwspaprs, confctionary and snacks. Whr raks ar staggrd to prvnt larg groups of oprativs visiting local Pag 9 of 15

10 shops togthr c. On prson is nominatd to go to th local shop for th tam. Pag 10 of 15

11 Sction 6: Saf a c Optional Whr thr ar warning signs for th nfit of th pdstrian and road usr. Whr th tmporary works ar saf and ar rctd only aftr thy hav n chckd y an xprincd nginr. Ar th tmporary works nar adjacnt uildings likly to produc a scurity risk. Chck if th signs ar indicatd on th tmporary works / othr plans OR if thy ar ing implmntd on sit. S copy of th tmporary works chcking procdur, chck th rsponsil nginr has th rlvant qualifications. Chck that th tmporary works ar chckd y a visual or physical inspction on a rgular asis. Carry out a sit inspction. Ask if a risk assssmnt was carrid out whn dsigning th works and chck if this was idntifid. d f g Is saf accss to th sit offic providd y: good lighting Adquat arrirs Uniform surfacs i.. no trip hazards Bing a minimum of 1m wid. Whr work has intrruptd th pavmnt nsur ramps ar providd. Whr th scaffolding is oxd in or tapd whr likly to ostruct pdstrians. Whr th hoarding or scaffold is proprly lit xtrnally at night? h Whr scaffold ntting is in plac and wll maintaind. i Whr mrgncy scap routs ar wll idntifid? j Ar vn th most minor accidnts rcordd. Chck first aid ook for minor accidnts. Minor considrd to.g. small cuts (plastr only ncssary), dust in ys. k l Whr othrs us th sit and thr is a rgular fir drill. Whr thr is a procdur to rport srious incidnts. Chck tims of drill and visit a day th drill should carrid out. Copy of procdur to providd. Procdur to covr intrnal QA rporting format, and notifying HSE. m Whr thr is satisfactory out of hours scurity. Exampls of satisfactory out of hours scurity includ: Lockd gats. n Whr non English spaking oprativs ar tstd during thir induction, to nsur that thir lvls of rading, writing and spaking do not pos a safty Night lighting. 24 hour on sit scurity. An alarm linkd dirctly to a polic station or 24 hour (local) off sit scurity. Th scurity guard has an mrgncy numr and knows who to call in an mrgncy. This nds to roust nough to nsur that in a halth and safty risk nvironmnt, th oprativ would capal of warning othrs Pag 11 of 15

12 o p q r s t u risk to thos that thy work with. Whr tmporary road crossings ar in a suital saf plac. Whr th sit offic is wll sign postd and asily accssil. Whr safty hlmts ar positiond clos to th ntranc to th sit offic unlss thy ar othrwis quit ovious. Whr th visitors ook is to filld in on all occasions. Whr you provid th supplir with your safty and othr rquirmnts in connction with dlivris. Whr thr is an oprativ concrns procdur oard to rcord concrns. Whr all sit hazards ar advrtisd at th sit ntranc (s). or contacting hlp. Chck: Road crossings away from cornrs. Th dsign has n chckd y a traffic xprt. Thr is a risk assssmnt for ths aras, ar th rmaining risks accptal. Chck this information is givn to supplirs; Chck that this is nforcd at vry dlivry, not just a on off lttr to th company at th ginning of th projct. Chck if this is in plac and how it oprats. Chck that th list of sit hazards is complt. Pag 12 of 15

13 Sction 7: Rsponsil a Optional Whr th Environmntal Officr has n informd of your prsnc on sit. Whr thr is wll postd matrial indicating narst Polic Station and Hospital (with A&E facilitis). S a copy of th lttr, informing th Environmntal Officr of th projct, including start and finish construction dats. Ar thr postrs indicating th narst Polic Offic, Hospital with A&E facilitis in ky aras.g. sit rcption, sit cantn, main sit offic. Spot chck managrs, oprativs, rcption staff to chck thy know this information or at last whr thy would find it. Chck Induction talk. c d Whr a rcord of your immdiat nighours nams and tlphon numrs ar known. Whr all sucontractors first-aidrs ar rcordd in a formal documnt and a copy of this rcord providd. Whr an in-hous nwslttr is distriutd to th nighours. A copy of this list should providd. Chck for th formal documnt which has all su-contractors first-aidrs rgistrd. Whr a copy of this lttr can providd and vidnc that this has n distriutd,.g. accompanying lttrs, rcordd minuts tc. f Whr a local prson provids out of hours covr. If thr is 24 hour scurity this is automatically awardd. g h i j k l m Whr th workforc hold CSCS (Construction Skills Crtification Schm) cards. Whr your company is rcognisd as having ithr ISO 9001, or IIP status. Whr oprativs skills and mdical conditions ar rcordd. Whr thr ar th appropriat numr of first aidrs and first aid quipmnt for th sit. Whr local schools hav n contactd and askd to participat in visits, talks or comptitions. Whr th sit has a static gat prson; thy ar traind in first aid. Whr up to dat information on sit prformanc is postd in pulic viw. Whr thr is no 24 hour scurity, ut somon is idntifid as living local to th sit and can act quickly in th vnt of an mrgncy on sit. Whr th company has procdurs in plac to nsur that th majority of thir workrs hold CSCS cards. Evidnc that this has n achivd must providd. Chck rcords and /or procdurs to dmonstrat this. Th HSE produc guidanc on th numr of rquird first-aidrs for a sit. A copy of th traind first-aidr list should providd and thir qualifications, nsur that th qualifications ar all still valid (i.. in th last 3 yars). Chck that ach first-aidr hav a ox with asic quipmnt in. Chck that ach first-aidr has accss to mor quipmnt is ncssary and that thy know whr this is. Evidnc should providd that this has or will occurring.g. copis of prss cuttings, lttrs tc. If thr ar no schools within a 3km radius this is not applical. Chck with th static gat man that h is traind, s his crtificats and nsur thy ar currnt. Chck this is up to dat and ask how rgularly Pag 13 of 15

14 this is changd. n Whr a vido of th sit progrss is producd. Chck if this is ing don. o Whr you hav a w pag link to dmonstrat your commitmnt to ing a considrat nighour throughout th construction projct. Th link must highlight what th schm includs and it aim. Pag 14 of 15

15 Sction 8: Accountal a Optional Whr thr ar postrs in a pulic spac displaying your local schm for considrat construction and th main odis involvd. Postrs must idntify th clint, consultant, architct, and contractor. Postrs must wll distriutd ovr th sit, as wll as in th pulic y. Whr thr has n a rcnt safty visit and rport. Chck whthr this has n carrid out; s a copy of th rport. c Whr an inspction has n carrid out y HSE. Only applical if HSE hav carrid out an inspction, d Whr th company sign oard is prominntly displayd with tlphon numr / W Sit / addrss. Whr th sit prsonnl and su-contractors ar familiarisd with th local / national schm at induction or othr. Whr thr ar rcommndations, thr is a commitmnt to implmnt thm. Chck if induction procdurs covr this itm and if not how oprativs ar awar that thy ar involvd in th schm. f Whr th Clint is awar of th Schm. This can dmonstratd y a lttr or ndorsmnt tc. g h Whr frams and Prspx covrs for postrs advrtising this Schm ar providd. Whr a suggstion ox is providd for th gnral pulic. i Whr postrs ar illuminatd at night. This must in a plac accssil to th gnral pulic wll advrtisd. j k Whr you provid a 24 hour hotlin and this is displayd to th pulic. Whr your oprativs/sucontractors ar givn points for infringmnt of your safty and considrat standards. Rcord ths on a card hld y th oprativ. X points and you r out. Chck how this is mannd and how phon calls, quris, complaints ar dalt with. Chck if this systm is oprating. X must dcidd y th company, howvr th aim is to ncourag oprativs to work safly and considratly. This point can also awardd whr thr is an incntiv schm for xmplar haviour. Pag 15 of 15