Concerns Over Jersey Construction Regulations

New construction regulations forcing architects and designers to take on health and safety responsibilities for small building projects in Jersey could lead to increased costs and delays to projects – and there are concerns about whether there are enough qualified health and safety co-ordinators to keep projects going.

That's the view of Ogier specialist Planning and Construction lawyer Claire Smith on Guidance on the Construction Regulations published today ahead of coming into force at the start of next month.

She says that the construction industry is concerned over specific provisions that would put responsibility for health and safety on small projects on architects as “designer”, and which would require a health and safety project co-ordinator to be appointed in writing if a project runs over six weeks.