Construction site coordination for wind farms under the Construction Works Coordination Act (BauKG)

Construction site coordination for wind farms: we coordinate the trades, look after occupational safety and take on the agreed tasks under the BauKG.

As an experienced site coordinator in wind energy, we make sure your construction site runs smoothly and safely, from foundation to commissioning. We look after occupational safety, coordinate the different trades and take on the agreed coordination tasks under the Construction Works Coordination Act (BauKG); the client remains responsible for its statutory obligations, except insofar as these can be effectively transferred and have been transferred. This includes implementing and monitoring the statutory requirements (BauKG, SiGe plan, occupational health and safety legislation) as well as precise documentation and checking of the mandatory notifications. The Construction Works Coordination Act obliges clients to ensure safety and health protection on the site as soon as employees of several employers work at the same time or one after another. In a wind farm this is the rule: foundation construction, cable laying, road building and turbine installation interlock. Ongoing coordination avoids hazards and obstruction between the trades.

Work at height, crane lifts and heavy-haul transport on site roads are particularly demanding, while civil works and cable laying run in parallel. The labour inspectorate is responsible for inspection. The law recognises two roles. The planning coordinator is appointed for the preparation phase, the site coordinator for the execution phase. Clients must prepare a prior notice if the work lasts longer than 30 working days with more than 20 employees working at the same time, or if the scope exceeds 500 person-days. The prior notice states, among other things, the location, those involved, the type of structure, the start and duration of the work, the maximum number of employees and the number and names of the companies commissioned. Appointment is made by the client or, if so commissioned, also by the project management.

For sites with a prior notice, a safety and health plan (SiGe plan) is also required, which must be available before the site is opened. It contains, among other things, information on the construction site, a schedule of the work, protective measures, rules on mutual hazards and shared facilities, and responsibilities, and all persons concerned must have access to it. The file for subsequent works records features of the structure that are important for maintenance and repair, such as access, anchor points and cable routes. In a wind farm, these are, for example, access to the turbines, anchor points for later work and the route of the internal cabling. Clean documentation here makes later maintenance and decommissioning easier. If the construction sequence changes or additional companies are engaged, the prior notice, SiGe plan and file are to be adapted insofar as their information or protective measures are affected.

During the ongoing operation of the site, the site coordinator checks through site walks whether the plan is being implemented. Towards the executing companies he points out defects and, if a request is unsuccessful, can call on the labour inspectorate; any further powers depend on the commissioning. Construction site coordination complements local building supervision and environmental construction supervision in the wind farm. The groundwork is prepared in the execution planning. You can see how far your project has progressed at any time in EWS Construction Monitoring. On PV construction sites, too, we take on construction site coordination.