Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

Question 1

What are the key aims of CDM 2015?

Answer 1

Intended to ensure that H&S issues are properly considered during a project’s development so that the risk of harm to those who have to build, use and maintain structures is reduced.

Question 2

Who are the duty holders in CDM 2015?

Answer 2

• Client (commercial and domestic)
• Principal designers
• Principal contractors
• Designers
• Contractors
• Workers

Question 3

What are the client’s responsibilities under CDM 2015?

Answer 3

• Making suitable arrangements for managing a project
  
  • Appointing the principal designer and principal contractor.
  • Allowing sufficient time and resources for each project.
  • Making sure that any principal designer and principal contractor appointed carry out their duties.
  • Making sure suitable welfare facilities are provided for the duration of the work.
• Maintain and review the management arrangements for the duration of the project.
• Provide pre-construction information to all.
• Ensure the principal contractor prepares a construction phase plan.
• Ensure the principal designer prepares a health and safety file.

Question 4

What are the principal designer’s responsibilities under CDM 2015?

Answer 4

• Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase.
• Advise the client in bringing together pre-construction information.
• Work with any other designers on the project to eliminate foreseeable health and safety risks.
• Ensure that everyone involved in the pre-construction phase communicates.
• Liaise with the principal contractor, keeping them informed of any risk.

Question 5

What are the principal contractor’s responsibilities under CDM 2015?

Answer 5

• Plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate the entire construction phase.
• Take account of the health and safety risks.
• Liaise with the client and principal designer.
• Prepare a written construction phase plan.
• Arrangements in place for managing health and safety throughout.
• Consult and engage with workers about their health, safety and welfare.
• Ensure suitable welfare facilities are provided.
• Check that anyone the contractor appoints has the expertise.
• Ensure all workers have site specific inductions.
• Prevent unauthorised access to the site.
• Liaise with the principal designer to share any information.

Question 6

What should the Pre-construction Information Pack include?

Answer 6

• Description of works
• Description of site
• Members of design team
• Site location
• Welfare facilities
• Existing documentation
• Photographic schedule
• Access strategy
• Emergency procedures

Question 7

What should the Construction Phase Plan include?

Answer 7

• A description of the project
• Health and safety aims for the project
• Arrangements to ensure cooperation between project team members
• Site rules
• Arrangements for involving workers
• Site induction
• Welfare facilities
• Fire and emergency procedures
• The control of any of the specific site risks listed in Schedule 3 of CDM 2015 where they are relevant to the work involved.

Question 8

When is an F10 notification required?

Answer 8

• Last longer than 30 working days (do not have to be consecutive) and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point in the project OR
• Exceed 500 person days (a person day being one shift of say 8 hours).

Question 9

When does CDM apply?

Answer 9

When there is more than one contractor.