The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM Regulations) are aimed at improving the management, control and co-ordination of health, safety and welfare through the construction industry to reduce the number of fatalities, major accidents and ill health that occurs in the industry.
The CDM Regulations affect almost all aspects of construction including building, civil engineering or engineering construction work. This includes associated preparations, cleaning, maintenance, demolition and dismantling, installation, commissioning, decommissioning or dismantling of fixed plant.
MDA Services can advise on whether the CDM Regulations apply to a project and if it should be notified to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The amended CDM Regulations place higher emphasis on a client’s role in the planning of health and safety in construction. Clients cannot leave it to contractors to discover where hazards exist on a site.
The CDM Regulations place duties on all (clients, designers and contractors) involved to contribute to the health and safety of a construction site. The CDM Regulations also place a duty on designers to advise clients of the need for a planning supervisor and the client to make a timely appointment of a competent CDM Co-ordinator (planning supervisor).
Under the CDM Regulations, the principal duties of the client are:
Under the CDM Regulations, the CDM Co-ordinator's principal duties are:
MDA Services are qualified consultants specialising in construction health and safety and are members of The Association of Project Safety
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