CDM

Question 1

What does CDM stand for?

Answer 1

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

Question 2

What are the categories of CDM duty holders?

Answer 2

1. Clients
2. Domestic Clients
3. Designers
4. Principal Designers
5. Principal Contractors
6. Contractors
7. Workers

Question 3

Explain who a “client” is under CDM.

Answer 3

Individuals or organisations for whom a construction project is carried out.

Question 4

What are the main duties of the Client under CDM?

Answer 4

1. Ensure other duty holders are appointed
2. Ensure sufficient time and resources are allocated
3. Information is prepared and provided
4. Welfare facilities provided
5. Ensure Principal Designer and Principal Contractor carry out their duties

Question 5

Explain who a “domestic client” is under CDM.

Answer 5

People who have construction work carried out on their own home or home of a family home that is not done as part of a busniess.

Question 6

What are the main duties of the Domestic Client under CDM?

Answer 6

Duties usually transferred to contractor or principal contractor.

Question 7

Explain who a “Designer” is under CDM.

Answer 7

Those who, as part of a business, prepare or modify designs for a building, product, or system relating to construction work.

Question 8

What are the main duties of the Designer under CDM?

Answer 8

To eliminate or reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during construction or maintenance and use of a building once built.

Question 9

Explain who a “Principal Designer” is under CDM.

Answer 9

Appointed by clients in projects involving more than one contractor, who have the knowledge and experience to carry out the role.

Question 10

What are the main duties of the Principal Designer under CDM?

Answer 10

To plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate Health and Safety in the pre-construction phase of a project. This includes identifying, eliminating, controlling foreseeable risks and ensuring designers carry out their duties.

Prepare and provide relevant information to other duty holders.

Provide information to Principal Contractor to help them to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety during the construction phase.

Question 11

Explain who a “Principal Contractor” is under CDM.

Answer 11

Contractors appointed by the client to coordinate construction phase of a project where it involves more than one contractor.

Question 12

What are the main duties of the Principal Contractor under CDM?

Answer 12

To plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project. This includes liaising with client and principal designer, preparing construction phase plan, and organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work.

Ensures site inductions, reasonable steps taken to prevent unauthorised access, workers consulted and engaged, welfare facilities provided.

Question 13

Explain who a “Contractor” is under CDM.

Answer 13

Those who do the actual construction work and can be a company or individual.

Question 14

What are the main duties of the Contractor under CDM?

Answer 14

Plan, manage, and monitor construction work under their control so that it is carried out without risks to health and safety.

For projects involving more than one contractor, coordinate their activities with the others and comply with directions given to them by principal designer or principal contractor.

Question 15

Explain who a “Worker” is under CDM.

Answer 15

The people who work for or under the control of contractors on a construction site.

Question 16

What are the main duties of the Worker under CDM?

Answer 16

Must be consulted about matters which affect their Health and Safety and Welfare.
Take care of their own H&S and of other.
Report anything they see which is likely to endanger their own or others H&S.
Cooperate with employer and fellow workers.

Question 17

What is a construction phase plan and what does it do?

Answer 17

A simple and ideally written plan before work starts to show you have thought about health and safety.
If a job lasts longer than 500 person days or 30 working days (with more than 20 people working at the same time) you must notify HSE and it is likely to be too complex for this simple plan format.

Question 18

What are the minimum welfare facilities required on construction sites?

Answer 18

1. Sanitary conveniences - WC, clean and orderly condition, separate rooms for men and women, and lockable doors.
2. Washing facilities - suitable for the work being undertaken with clean hot and cold or warm and cold water, which must be running water.
3. Drinking water - Adequate supply of wholesome drinking water must be provided.
4. Changing rooms and lockers - if a worker has to wear special clothing or cannot be expected to change elsewhere.
5. Facilities for rest - with adequate number of tables and seating with backs.