Coordination of safety and health protection for the new construction of the second sluice in Zeltingen / Moselle

CLIENT: Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Trier.
OBJECT: Lock, sluice.
THE SERVICES: Safety and Health Protection Coordination according to German Regulation for construction sites.

The construction of a second sluice in Zeltingen became necessary, in order to cope with the still increasing shipping traffic on the Moselle River. The second sluice is to be constructed on the landside next to the existing watergate. The effective length is 210 m with a width of 12.60 m with the appertaining lower and higher port with the banks of 350 m respectively 225 m.
As several companies work on the construction site and the construction period is projected to last about four years, the German Regulation for construction sites requires a coordinator for safety and health protection.
This task was assigned to KOCKS Consult GmbH.
The services:
On the basis of the planned schedule and the projected works a safety and health plan was prepared and the companies concerned were instructed.
The emphasis of the task is the coordination of the general principles of § 4 of the German Labour Protection Law and the interests of safety and health protection required by the client between all companies working on the site.
In regular intervals visits of the construction site take place together with representatives of the government organisations, public trade supervision, the owner and the companies involved.