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ConstructionComplex project risks require a clear view of exposure from start to completion.

From groundbreaking to handover, every phase of a project brings different people, equipment and responsibilities onto site.

Project phases

Risk changes at every stage

Choose a phase to see what tends to matter most.

Plans and approvals

Early decisions on contracts, designs and consultants set the insurance requirements for the whole project.

Site set-up

Excavation, access and temporary works bring risks of damage, accidents and third-party impact.

Building up

Materials, plant and many trades on site increase exposure to fire, theft, weather and injury.

Finishing

Installations, testing and valuable fittings raise the value at risk before handover.

Completion and after

Defect periods and performance obligations can leave liabilities after the site is closed.

The risk landscape

What can affect a construction client

01

Site and works

Damage to works in progress, materials and plant from fire, theft, weather or accident.

02

People on site

Employees and sub-contractors face injury risk, and employer obligations such as WIBA may apply.

03

Third parties

Neighbouring property and the public can be affected by site activity.

How HSJ helps

Understand, assess, protect

Know the environment.

Understand

Project type, value, duration and contract terms shape the risk.

Identify the important exposures.

Assess

Review site hazards, plant, sub-contractors and contractual insurance requirements.

Build an appropriate response.

Protect

Arrange suitable cover for works, liabilities and bonds, reviewed as the project moves through its phases.

Covers to consider

Protection built for the site

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Contractors' All RisksDamage to contract works, materials and site assets during construction, subject to policy terms.Erection All RisksDamage to plant and machinery while it is being erected, installed or tested.Public LiabilityLegal liability for injury to third parties or damage to their property arising from your activities.Employers Liability / WIBACompensation obligations to employees for work-related injury or disease, as the law may require.Plant and MachineryAccidental damage and breakdown cover for equipment and machinery.Performance BondsGuarantees to a project owner that contracted work will be completed.
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