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  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    edited 29 January 2012 at 2:17PM
    So whose job is it to do that before it gets to you to manage?
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • Rebecca01
    Rebecca01 Posts: 732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »
    So whose job is it to do that before it gets to you to manage?

    The owner of the building, in the way its up to a house owner to get permission for an extension on a house .

    The owner of the building is the fit out company.
  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    edited 29 January 2012 at 2:18PM
    WHO in the COMPANY is responsible for this before it gets to you? Or is it your job to make sure this is done?

    ETA: who asked for the soil samples to be taken?
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • Rebecca01
    Rebecca01 Posts: 732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »
    Yes I know that.

    WHO in the COMPANY is responsible for this before it gets to you? Or is it your job to make sure this is done?


    Before I manage the works its the responsibility of the building owner and the CDM co ordinator and also the H and S person to inform me of any issues.
  • Rebecca01
    Rebecca01 Posts: 732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    The LA asked for the samples.
  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    edited 29 January 2012 at 2:18PM
    Ok.

    The CDM and H&S people do not usually arrange for soil testing to be done prior to works starting. That's usually the job of the project engineers, to read the planning issues and act on them prior to works starting.

    The owner employs a team of people, of which you are one. Hence you need to find out who is supposed to arrange for this as I suspect your name is going to be attached to this task and hence you are going to be the scapegoat. So get your thinking cap on!

    Who is the person who actually arranged for the soil tests?
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    Rebecca01 wrote: »
    The LA asked for the samples.

    Asked who?

    Did you arrange for someone to come and take them?
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • Rebecca01
    Rebecca01 Posts: 732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    No the LA asked the building owner to do this. So my company arranged for them to come and take them.

    I found this out when the guy showed up to take them.
  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    edited 29 January 2012 at 2:18PM
    Who in the company?



    Was it the receptionist? Was it the cleaner? Was it your boss? Was it the person who should have done this prior to handing the job over?

    You need to find out who did and who should have - as you are going to be accused of not doing it yourself and hence, you will be facing a breach of gross misconduct for not carrying this out or ensuring it had been carried out prior to starting the works.
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • Rebecca01
    Rebecca01 Posts: 732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 29 January 2012 at 1:08PM
    You know what, I dont know exactly who but I am going to check this right now.

    I have a feeling it could be the receptionist on order from the director to instruct a third party company to take them.
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