Construction and demolition safety

You want to build or demolish. By completing the risk matrix, check whether you need to submit a construction or demolition safety plan (BLVC plan) and whether you need to appoint a safety coordinator.
Download BLVC form (pdf, 1,9 MB)

What do you need to know

  • The rules on construction and demolition safety have been tightened as of January 1, 2024 due to the introduction of the Environmental Act.
  • You may be subject to multiple permits, notifications or obligations. Therefore, do this in advance permit check.
  • If you are the client or (main) contractor of a demolition or construction plan, you are now obliged to:
    • to provide a demolition or construction activity that requires a permit or is subject to notification, and
    • to provide a risk matrix for construction and demolition safety
  • With the risk matrix you can inventory the construction or demolition method. If it entails too many risks (12 or more points in the risk matrix), you must:
    • submit a construction and demolition safety plan (description of the measures to ensure compliance with the rules in Chapter 7 of the Bbl), and
    • appoint a safety coordinator in the immediate area   

Risk matrix

Construction or demolition safety plan (BLVC plan)

In the construction or demolition safety plan you explain the consequences of your project for accessibility (B), liveability (L), safety (V) and how you inform the people living near the project via Communication (C). We call this a BLVC plan.

Making a BLVC plan is also important if, for example, the project is sensitive and you expect many reactions from the neighborhood. In Hilversum you can also use the sample BLVC plan for this. Make sure you also include the attachments. 

Safety coordinator

  • Does the risk matrix result in a number of points of 12 or more? Then you appoint a safety coordinator. The coordinator's tasks are:
    • the coordination of measures regarding construction and demolition safety;
    • monitoring effectiveness and coordination between the measures;
    • information to those carrying out the construction work;
    • access control to construction/demolition site and
    • adapting safety measures if circumstances change

What do you have to do

  • Fill the risk matrix at an early stage, for example prior to a preliminary consultation with the municipality. Does this result in a score of 12 or more points? Then draw up a draft BLVC plan and discuss it in a preliminary consultation with the municipality  
  • In any case, during the notification or permit phase, send the completed risk matrix and the BLVC plan with the required attachments via Environment counter  
  • You do this no later than 4 weeks before the start of demolition or construction
  • The municipality assesses the BLVC plan and the risk matrix you provided 
  • If the municipality is of the opinion that safety is insufficiently guaranteed, additional measures can be made mandatory via a tailor-made regulation

Participate in the safety plan

  • Drawing to scale of the location of the construction or demolition area and the roads and structures around it (homes, businesses, institutions, social organizations)  
  • Situation drawing of construction or demolition. In any case, it should state:
    • Access, separation and closure of the construction site
    • Supply and exit roads
    • Loading, unloading and lifting zones
    • Construction safety zone (BVZ). The BVZ follows the outline of the object to be built or demolished and always falls within the construction site. The zone must prevent victims from falling objects. Public is not allowed here
    • Construction traffic danger zone
    • Location of the construction shed, machines, tools and other auxiliary equipment
    • Place of storage of materials
    • Existing pipes
    • Accessibility of fire extinguishing water and other safety facilities
  • Data and documents about the construction or demolition method used: 
    • What building materials
    • Which equipment, for example forklift trucks, aerial work platforms, cranes
    • Which tools
    • What security means
  • Time planning, phasing plan and planning of deliveries
  • Traffic plan with traffic measures
  • Communication plan
  • If you install a storage tank (for example for fuel): test certificate
  • If you expect a lot of noise nuisance: report acoustic research
  • If you expect a lot of nuisance from vibrations: report of vibration research

More information  

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Affairs department, Back Office team, at 14 035 of environment permit@hilversum.nl