The Institute of Construction Management next meeting

The next regional meeting for the Institute of Construction Management will be held on Tuesday October 23rd at the St. Francis Social Club at the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath with refreshment available from 6pm.

The focus of the meeting will be "The Appointed Person – Lifting Operations."

All lifting operations come under the provisions of LOLER [The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations] which require that all lifting operations have a ‘lifting plan’ and an ‘Appointed Person’

Although these issues may have been neglected in the past on some construction sites the introduction of the HSE’s Fees for Intervention [FFI] charging regime on October 1st is likely to see renewed interest from HSE Construction Inspectors in checking the paperwork for lifting operations on all construction sites where they undertake planned or reactive visits.

Contracts Managers and Site Managers need to ensure that proper procedures and documentation are in place before they receive a visit.

Clients and CDM Coordinators need to ensure that these issues are properly addressed in the Construction Phase Plan before giving approval for construction works to commence on site.

LOLER covers a wide range of operations including the use of mobile cranes and lorry mounted lifting equipment and applies across the construction industry wherever materials and components are moved or lifted into position on site.

The meeting qualifies for CPD – CPD Certificates will be issued at the meeting to all those attending.

Please feel free to bring along other colleagues from your own firm, clients or others that you feel would be interested in attending the meeting – please complete an additional form or let us have their contact details prior to the meeting in order that we can provide them with confirmation of booking and prepare the CPD Certificates.

This is a free meeting but you need to complete and return the Booking Form if you wish to attend.