The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations(CDM) are the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects. On Monday 6 April 2015, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 replaced the 2007Regulations.
Whatever your role in construction, CDM aims to improve health and safety in the industry by helping you to:
sensibly plan the work so the risks involved are managed from start to finish;
have the right people for the right job at the right time;
cooperate and coordinate your work with others;
have the right information about the risks and how they are being managed;
communicate this information effectively to those who need to know;
consult and engage with workers about the risks and how they are being managed;
The changes from CDM 2007 to CDM 2015 were substantial, the Health and Safety Executives guidance on CDM 2015, ‘Guidance on The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015’, provides advice on how the law is to be complied with.
The guidance, which includes the CDM Regulations 2015, is available to view at the Health and Safety Executive website at: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l153.htm this document covers:-
- the law that applies to the whole construction process on all construction projects, from concept to completion; and
- what each duty holder must or should do to comply with the law to ensure projects are carried out in a way that secures health and safety
