32.—(1) Subject to paragraph (5), the person who carries out an inspection under regulation 30 or 31 shall, before the end of the shift within which the inspection is completed—
(a)where he is not satisfied that the construction work can be carried out safely at the place inspected, inform the person for whom the inspection was carried out of any matters about which he is not satisfied; and
(b)prepare a report which shall include the particulars set out in Schedule 4.
(2) A person who prepares a report under paragraph (1) shall, within 24 hours of completing the inspection to which the report relates, provide the report or a copy of it to the person on whose behalf the inspection was carried out.
(3) Where the person owing a duty under paragraph (1) or (2) is an employee or works under the control of another, his employer or, as the case may be, the person under whose control he works shall ensure that he performs the duty.
(4) The person on whose behalf the inspection was carried out shall keep the report or a copy of it available for inspection by an inspector appointed under Article 21 of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(1)—
(a)at the site of the place of work in respect of which the inspection was carried out until that work is completed; and
(b)after that for 3 months,
and send to the inspector such extracts from or copies of it as the inspector may from time to time require.
(5) Nothing in this regulation shall require as regards an inspection carried out on a place of work for the purposes of regulations 30(4)(a)(i) and 31(2)(a)(i), the preparation of more than one report within a period of 7 days.
