Construction phase plan template
A construction phase plan is the simple written plan that the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 require before building work starts. It records who is doing the job, the key dates, the welfare facilities, who else is on site and how the main dangers will be controlled. A builder or principal contractor writes one for every job, so the client, the site, the dates and the hazards change each time.
Adapted from Health and Safety Executive (April 2015). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What changes each time
9 values. Everything else is your wording, kept exactly.
The job
- Contractor
- Client and address
- Principal designer
- What the job is
- Start and finish dates
On site
- Welfare facilities
- Others on site
- Main dangers and controls
- Supervision
One worked example, start to finish
The construction phase plan in DocuWeave, from upload to approval.
1The document uploaded
HSE's one-page construction phase plan template, a PDF, uploaded as it is.
- 2
The template it became
DocuWeave refused it as an official form, so no template was made.
Questions people ask
Does every building job need a construction phase plan?
Under CDM 2015 a construction phase plan is needed for every construction project, including domestic work. For small jobs it can be short.
Who writes the construction phase plan?
The principal contractor, or the only contractor on a job with one contractor, prepares it before the construction phase starts.
When does a project have to be notified to HSE?
HSE's guidance says a job lasting more than 30 working days with more than 20 people working at the same time, or more than 500 person days, must be notified.
What goes in a construction phase plan?
The key dates, information from the client about the property, the welfare facilities, who else is on site, how people will be kept informed, and the main dangers with how each will be controlled.
Use this template
It opens in DocuWeave as a template you can check, change and publish. Nothing is used until you do.