CDM Regulations

Question 1

What are the PD duties under CDM?

Answer 1

Plan, manage monitor and co-ordinate h&S in the pre-construction phase

-Identify eliminate or control foreseeable risks
-Ensure designers carry out their duties

Prepare and provide relevant info to other duty holders

Provide relevant info to the principal contractor to help them plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate health and safety in the construction phase

Question 1

What are the Client duties under CDM?

Answer 1

Make suitable arrangements for managing a project:
- Appoint the other duty holders
- Make sure sufficient time and resources are allocated

• Make sure
  Relevant info prepared and provided to other duty holders
  PD and PC carry out their duties
  Welfare facilities are provided

Question 2

What are the PC duties under CDM?

Answer 2

Plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate the construction phase
- take account of H&S risks and plan and monitor measures needed to control them
- Liaise with the client and PD and for duration of project and ensure risks are managed
- Prepare a CPP before construction phase begins and implement and review and revise it to make sure fit for purpose
- Have ongoing arrangements in place for managing H and S in the construction phase
- Check anyone appointed has necessary skills, nowledge experience and organisation capacity to carry out work safely and without risk to health
- Ensure workers have site-specific inductions and further information and training
- Take steps to prevent unauthorised access to site
- Liaise with the PD to share info relevant to planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the pre-construction phase

Question 3

When is a project notiable?

Answer 3

When it last for more than 30 days and has 20 workers on it at any one time OR

Last more than 500 (worker) person days

Question 4

What should be submitted to the HSE for a notifiable project?

Answer 4

F10 form which should be displayed in the site office

Question 5

For notifiable project what should client do?

Answer 5

Notify HSE in advance of the project starting
Ensure copy of F10 form is displayed on site

Question 6

What are the CDM Regulations for?

Answer 6

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, also known as CDM Regulations or CDM 2015, which came into force on 6 April 2015, are regulations governing the way construction projects of all sizes and types are planned in the UK. Replacing Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, CDM 2015 is the latest update to the regulations that aim to improve the overall health, safety and welfare of those working in construction.

Question 7

What should be contained in the PCI?

Answer 7

The pre-construction information contains health and safety information that the client has or can obtain, that is necessary for the work to be carried out safely. This could include health and safety information on the site, like ground conditions, hazardous materials, or service locations. Or information about the design, like unusual risks or required sequences for construction.

“pre-construction information” means information in the client’s possession or which is reasonably obtainable by or on behalf of the client, which is relevant to the construction work and is of an appropriate level of detail and proportionate to the risks involved, including—
(a)information about—
(i)the project;
(ii)planning and management of the project;
(iii)health and safety hazards, including design and construction hazards and how they will be addressed; and
(b)information in any existing health and safety file;

(from the CDM regs)

Question 8

What should a H&S file contain?

Answer 8

• A brief description of the work carried out;
• Any hazards that have not been eliminated through the design and construction processes, and how they have been addressed (e.g. surveys or other information concerning asbestos or contaminated land);
• Key structural principles (e.g. bracing, sources of substantial stored energy - including pre- or post-tensioned members) and safe working loads for floors and roofs;
• Hazardous materials used (e.g. lead paints and special coatings);
  Information regarding the removal or dismantling of installed plant and equipment (e.g. any special arrangements for lifting such equipment);
• Health and safety information about equipment provided for cleaning or maintaining the structure;
• The nature, location and markings of significant services, including underground cables; gas supply equipment; fire-fighting services etc;
• Information and as-built drawings of the building, its plant and equipment (e.g. the means of safe access to and from service voids and fire doors).