ᐅ Supplementary Agreement for a Construction Safety Coordinator (SIGEKO)
Created on: 12 May 2017 19:30
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BenutzerPC12 May 2017 19:30This topic has been mentioned in this forum before, but I still don’t fully understand it. I received an additional agreement for a SIGEKO (safety and health coordinator) from my general contractor (GC). However, I have heard from people in my personal network that for comparable construction projects (a "standard" single-family home), the site manager said that a SIGEKO is only required for larger projects, not for the average homeowner. What is the current standard? In the GC’s letter, it is definitely stated that if the additional agreement is rejected, the GC is released from all possible obligations.
That is not correct. The following applies:
If employees from different employers are working on your construction site (whether simultaneously or consecutively), you need a safety coordinator.
If more than 20 employees work simultaneously for more than 30 days OR the work exceeds 500 person-days, you must ALSO send a prior notification to the responsible authority.
Furthermore, if hazardous work is involved (roof ridge work above 7 meters (23 feet) already counts), you must additionally prepare or have a safety plan prepared by the safety coordinator.
Just read the construction site regulations; it states this clearly.
The fact is, even if most people don’t want to admit it and few actually follow it, a safety coordinator is required for a “normal” single-family house project as well, if you do not have everything done by one contractor.
If employees from different employers are working on your construction site (whether simultaneously or consecutively), you need a safety coordinator.
If more than 20 employees work simultaneously for more than 30 days OR the work exceeds 500 person-days, you must ALSO send a prior notification to the responsible authority.
Furthermore, if hazardous work is involved (roof ridge work above 7 meters (23 feet) already counts), you must additionally prepare or have a safety plan prepared by the safety coordinator.
Just read the construction site regulations; it states this clearly.
The fact is, even if most people don’t want to admit it and few actually follow it, a safety coordinator is required for a “normal” single-family house project as well, if you do not have everything done by one contractor.
Until I was personally affected, I didn’t know about it either. Future homeowners should include the safety coordinator (Sigeko) costs in their additional building expenses and address the issue early on.
By the way, everyone in my construction circle has said that they do not believe a safety coordinator is necessary for a single-family house. Interestingly, this is not a new topic, as the Construction Site Ordinance has existed since 1998. However, authorities are enforcing it more rigorously now. Our engineer recently told me that our site was the first single-family house project requiring a safety coordinator, and shortly after, they had a second case (both in North Rhine-Westphalia).
By the way, everyone in my construction circle has said that they do not believe a safety coordinator is necessary for a single-family house. Interestingly, this is not a new topic, as the Construction Site Ordinance has existed since 1998. However, authorities are enforcing it more rigorously now. Our engineer recently told me that our site was the first single-family house project requiring a safety coordinator, and shortly after, they had a second case (both in North Rhine-Westphalia).
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BenutzerPC13 May 2017 07:45This topic seems to be a real gray area. Well, regarding the ridge of the roof, we have just under 13m (43 feet).
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