Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

CDM 2015 was brought in to simplify the existing legislation (CDM 2007) bringing it into line with EU Directive 92/57.

These risks need controlling. Therefore there is a lot of health and safety legislation to comply with.

The HSE statistics (2015/16) show there were 43 worker fatalities in the construction industry, the highest figure for any industry sector. HSG150 guidance document for H&S in Construction, identifies the most frequent causes of accidental death and injury in the sector as: • Falls, • mobile plant, • falling material and collapses, • electrical accidents & trips. Furthermore, a poor health record where ill health can result from: • exposure to asbestos, • manual handling, • noise and vibration, • chemicals.

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All Projects

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http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis80.pdf

Construction phase plan

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• Ensure Welfare facilities are provided.

The Client Duties - The client has now been given greater responsibility and becoming more accountable. Clients are expected to exercise their influence on how the project is run. • Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including the

allocation of sufficient time and resources.

• Construction work can be carried out, so far as is reasonably practicable, without risks to the health or safety of any person affected by the project .

• Make sure relevant information is prepared and provided to other stakeholders (pre Construction information)

• Ensure the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor carry out their duties.

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More than one Contractor.

CDM 2015 The Principal Designer is a designer appointed by the Client to take control of the pre-construction phase of any project involving more than one contractor. They must:-

• Ensure other designers carry out their duties.

• Prepare and provide relevant information to other dutyholders.

• Provide relevant information to the principal contractor to help them plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase.

• Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health & safety in the pre-construction phase of a project. (Identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks);

CDM 2015 • Principal Contractor is appointed by the Client to control the construction

phase of any project involving more than one Contractor.

• Prepare the construction phase plan; • Organise and coordinate contractors. • Ensure suitable site inductions are provided • Prevent unauthorised access • Workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety and

• Welfare facilities are provided.

• Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate H&S in the construction phase of a project. They must liaise with the client and principal designer

• They must have the skills, knowledge, experience to carry out this work.

• Principal contractors have an important role in managing health and safety risks during the construction phase.

CDM 2015 Notify HSE by F10 when? (This clearly exceeds the small works limit)

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• Small works …Maximum £1,500 (including v.a.t.) • http://www.lboro.ac.uk/media/wwwlboroacuk/con

tent/facilitiesmanagement/downloads/intranetuni-wide/small_works_procedures-13.11.12.pdf

Domestic Clients – Don’t worry! Regulation 7 transfers the duties of the domestic client to the contractor.

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Domestic Client duties are ‘deemed’ to the contractor or PC.

Below is a link to a short video by CITB which explains the basics of CDM 2015 http://www.citb.co.uk/health-safety-and-other-topics/health-safety/construction-design-and-management-regulations/

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