CDM is an abbreviation of Construction Design and Management (from the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2006). It applies to construction projects that are notifiable under the Regulations if they are to last longer than 30 days or will involve more than 500 person days of work.
It requires key organisations in a construction project to take on various roles having a health and safety duty attached. This ranges from Clients, Designers, CDM Co-ordinators and the Principal Contractor as detailed below;
| All construction projects (Part 2 of the Regulations) | Additional duties for notifiable projects (Part 3 of the Regulations) |
| Clients (excluding domestic clients) |
- 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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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 and safety file to the CDM Co-ordinator
- Retain and provide access to the health and safety file
(* There must be a CDM Co-ordinator and principal contractor until the end of the construction phase) |
| CDM co-ordinators |
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- Advise and assist the client with his/her duties
- Notify HSE
- Co-ordinate health and safety aspects of design work and cooperate with others involved with the project
- Facilitate good communication between client, designers and contractors
- Liaise with principal contractor regarding ongoing design
- Identify, collect and pass on pre-construction information
- Prepare/update health and safety file
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| Designers |
- Eliminate 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 and safety file
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| Principal 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 workers have site inductions and any further information and training needed for the work
- Consult with the workers
- Liaise with 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 principal contractor in planning and managing work, including reasonable directions and site rules
- Provide details to the principal contractor of any contractor whom he engages in connection with carrying out the work
- Provide any information needed for the health and safety file
- Inform principal contractor of problems with the plan
- Inform principal 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 and safety of construction workers and others who may be affected by the work
- Report obvious risks
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