Summary of Duties under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007
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All construction projects
Part 2 of the Regulations |
Additional duties for notifiable projects
Part 3 of the Regulations |
Clients (excluding domestic) |
- Check competence and resources of all appointees
- Ensure there are suitable management arrangements for the project welfare facilities
- Allow sufficient time and resources for all stages
- Provide pre-construction information to designers and contractors
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- Appoint CDM co-ordinator *
- Appoint principle contractor *
Make sure that the construction phase does not start unless there are suitable welfare facilities and a construction phase plan is in place.
- Provide information relating to the health & safety file to the CDM co-ordinator
- Retain and provide access to the health & safety file
* There must be a CDM co-ordinator and principle contractor until the end of the construction phase.
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CDM co-ordinators |
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- Advise and assist the client with their duties
- Notify HSE
- Co-ordinate health & safety aspects of design work and co-operate with others involved with the project
- Facilitate good communication between client, designers and contractors
- Liaise with principle contractor regarding ongoing design
- Identify, collect and pass on pre-construction information
- Prepare/update health & safety file
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Designers |
- Elimate hazards and reduce risks during design
- Provide information about remaining risks
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- Check client is aware of duties and CDM co-ordinator has been appointed
- Provide any information needed for the health & safety file
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Principle contractors |
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- Plan, manage and monitor construction phase in liaison with contractor
- Prepare, develop and implement a written plan and site rules (initial plan completed before the construction phase begins)
- Give contractors relevant parts of the plan
- Make sure suitable welfare facilities are provided from the start and maintained throughout the construction phase
- Check competence of all appointees
- Ensure all worked have site inductions and any further information and training needed for the work
- Consult with the workers
- Liaise with the CDM co-ordinator regarding ongoing design
- Secure the site
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Contractors |
- Plan, manage and monitor own work and that of workers
- Check competence of all their appointees and workers
- Train own employees
- Provide information to their workers
- Comply with the specific requirements in Part 4 of the Regulations
- Ensure there are adequate welfare facilities for their workers
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- Check client is aware of duties and a CDM co-ordinator has been appointed and HSE notified before starting work
- Co-operate with principle contractor in planning and managing work including reasonable directions and site rules
- Provide details to the principle contractor of any contractor whom they engage in connection with carrying out the work
- Provide any information needed for the health & safety file
- Inform principle contractor of problems with the plan
- Inform principle contractor of reportable accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences
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Workers/everyone |
- Check own competence
- Co-operate with others and co-ordinate work so as to ensure the health & safety of construction workers and other who may be affected by the work
- Report obvious risks
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