CDM Regulations
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (aka CDM) are the main health and safety regulations that building, construction maintenance, refurbishment and associated activities within the UK Building and Construction Industry. The CDM Regulations cover the management of health, safety and welfare on construction projects with specific duties being placed on Builders/Contractors; Clients; Designers and others involved in such projects.
The 2015 CDM Regulations replace and supersede the previous Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and came into force on the 6 April 2015.
The CDM Regulations aim to improve health and safety in the construction industry by requiring duty holders to:
- plan their works so that the significant risks are controlled and managed throughout all stages of a project
- ensure that only competent persons and organisations are engaged
- cooperate and coordinate their work with other affected parties
- obtain and exchange essential information about the risks and hazards and how they are being managed
- communicate this information effectively to those who need to know
- consult with workers about the risks and the control measures
The changes from the 2007 CDM Regulations to the 2015 CDM Regulations were significant.
The Health and Safety Executive has published formal legal guidance on the requirements of the CDM Regulations and how duty holders can comply with the requirements of CDM.
The guidance, can be accessed Free of Charge via the following link:
L153 – Managing Health and Safety in Construction
The contents of L153- Managing Health and Safety in Construction is as follows:
- Introduction
- Part 1 – Commencement, interpretation and application
- Regulation 1 Citation and commencement
- Regulation 2 Interpretation
- Regulation 3 Application in and outside Great Britain
- Part 2 – Client duties
- Regulation 4 Client duties in relation to managing projects
- Regulation 5 Appointment of the principal designer and the principal contractor
- Regulation 6 Notification
- Regulation 7 Application to domestic clients
- Part 3 – Health & Safety Duties and Roles
- Regulation 8 General duties
- Regulation 9 Duties of designers
- Regulation 10 Designs prepared or modified outside Great Britain
- Regulation 11 Duties of a principal designer in relation to health and safety at the pre-construction phase
- Regulation 12 Construction phase plan and health and safety file
- Regulation 13 Duties of a principal contractor in relation to health and safety at the construction phase
- Regulation 14 Principal contractor’s duties to consult and engage with workers
- Regulation 15 Duties of contractors
- Part 4 – General requirements for all construction sites
- Regulation 16 Application of Part 4
- Regulation 17 Safe places of construction work
- Regulation 18 Good order and site security
- Regulation 19 Stability of structures
- Regulation 20 Demolition or dismantling
- Regulation 21 Explosives
- Regulation 22 Excavations
- Regulation 23 Cofferdams and caissons
- Regulation 24 Reports of inspections
- Regulation 25 Energy distribution installations
- Regulation 26 Prevention of drowning
- Regulation 27 Traffic routes
- Regulation 28 Vehicles
- Regulation 29 Prevention of risk from fire, flooding or asphyxiation
- Regulation 30 Emergency procedures
- Regulation 31 Emergency routes and exits
- Regulation 32 Fire detection and fire-fighting
- Regulation 33 Fresh air
- Regulation 34 Temperature and weather protection
- Regulation 35 Lighting
- Part 5 – General
- Regulation 36 Enforcement in respect of fire
- Regulation 37 Transitional and saving provisions
- Regulation 38 Revocation and consequential amendments
- Regulation 39 Review
- Schedule 1 Particulars to be notified under regulation 6
- Schedule 2 Minimum welfare facilities required for construction
- Schedule 3 Work involving particular risks
- Schedule 4 Transitional and saving provisions
- Schedule 5 Amendments
- Appendix 1 The general principles of prevention
- Appendix 2 Pre-construction information
- Appendix 3 Construction phase plan
- Appendix 4 Health and safety file
- Appendix 5 Working for domestic clients
- Glossary of acronyms and terms
- References
- Further reading
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- CDM Advisor
- Contractor’s Retained Safety/CDM Advisor
- Designer’s Retained Safety/CDM Advisor
- Preparation of CDM Safety Plans
- Preparation of CDM Pre-Construction Information Packs
- Assistance with CDM Competence Assessments/PQQ’s
- Design Safety Review (DSR)
- Design Risk Management (DRM)
- Preparation of Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
- Preparation of Health and Safety Files
