Construction & Engineering - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, April 2024

DEFINING THE 'PROJECT'

What's in a Name?

Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, a 'project' is an activity which includes or is intended to include construction work, and project supervisors are to be appointed in respect of a project. The definition of the project is integral to defining the scope and parameters of the project supervisor construction stage role. Maeve Crockett, Of Counsel, considers some of the key considerations that should be borne in mind in a briefing available here.

DOMESTIC LEGISLATION

• S.I. No. 108/2024 - Building Regulations (Part B Amendment) Regulations 2024 amend the Building Regulations 1997. They update fire safety requirements for buildings other than dwelling houses (as well as adding definitions for building types and amending the list of building uses where a material change is deemed to take place). They apply to works or to a building in which a material change of use takes place,