Advantages of Using an Independent PC.
Supplier Selection – You really need someone on your side from the get-go to ensure that the Act is being complied with in full, that you can demonstrably prove that the selection of contractors has been considered with H&S competency in mind, not just a compelling price. If the worst happened and someone is hurt on site, the HSE in their formal investigations will expect you to evidence this. This may or may not be something you feel equipped to judge. Thus, ideally we would be appointed early enough in the project to help you make and document these informed supplier choices.
On Your Side – As an independent PC, we are solely working for you and holding your contractors to account. Any safety related shortcuts a contractor may be tempted to take to protect or enhance their margins are ours to stop. Previous experience is vital here.
Managing your Budgets – we know the cost of compliance and “attendances”, we know what should be included as standard, and we know when and where its appropriate to ask for H&S related extras on the project. We can help you sort out legitimate unforeseen H&S related extras from those that are not, or are overpriced.
Managing your Space – the demarcation and control of access to the construction site is a fundamental part of keeping everyone safe and is specifically covered in the Act. This inevitably creates conflicts. Contractors will usually want to maximise/overstate the space they demark and exclude you, the Client from. The Client will often be motivated by minimising this area of exclusion to ensure the smallest impact on productivity.
We can act as arbiter here, we fully understand and support the contractor’s reasonable requests for exclusion zones, but we are also acting for you to ensure that every effort has been undertaken in the phasing to ensure minimum disruption. The Phasing of Works is a vital component of the Construction Phase plan that we produce on your behalf, including potentially fluid and frequently changing areas of exclusion.
Managing the Project Duration – time is money, and the project being undertaken as safety as possible but in the smallest amount of time, usually benefits everyone. Again, the plan formed around the sequencing of works in the Construction Phase Plan is vital. You need a detailed construction minded view of the true pinch-points on the project. Rather than you having to decipher each contractor’s request for more time, we have all the experience to identify:
- Where a contractor needs to start, stop, re-start, finish.
- Where a small amount of out of hours works can potentially unlock other time benefits.
- Where or where not contiguous, parallel works can be undertaken in safety.
NSI Projects is a trading name of Northern Storage and Interiors Ltd.
Company Number: 02812585 VAT No.: 153389353
DHL- Canton Lane
NSI Projects were challenged to increase pallet storage quantity at DHL Canton Lane, the project was delivered successfully to the clients 'specifications and approval, on time, safely, and within budget.