Construction Design and Management CDM Regulations

Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 1994 and Amendment Regulations 2000... 

The Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations require the installation designer to cooperate with other designers, such as the architect, the planning supervisor and chent, to ensure that the installation will be safe both initially and subsequently as it is altered to suit the various phases of the construction work. This entails a consideration of the risks and a determination of the means to be used to minimise them. When the site work begins, the electrical contractor responsible for the temporary installation has to plan his work so that it can be done safely. 

Health and Safety Executive (2007) Managing Health and Safety in Construction - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) Approved Code of Practice. HSE Books, Suffolk. 

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994, generally known as the CDM Regulations, came into force on 31 March 1995. An approved code of practice was also published in 1995 and updated in 2002. 

Titles that provide guidance on the CDM Regulations are listed in the References, in Chapter 9 and Appendices 2 and 3. Particularly relevant guidance is provided in HSE information sheet 39, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994. For the role of the client, view the HSE web site at www.hse.gov.uk/pubns. 

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) are aimed at improving the overall management of health, safety and welfare throughout all stages of the construction project. 

CDM are the initial letters of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994, which place responsibilities for safety on construction sites on everyone involved, from the designer and the client to principal and sub-contractors. 

If work to be carried out is part of a larger project which attracts the requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 1994 (Note The 1994 CDM Regulations are being revised), the health and safety plan prepared by the planning supervisor should contain information on whether the materials contain asbestos and what type they are. 

In the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM), the client s main duties are contained in Regulations 6,10, 11 and 12. A client is defined as any person for whom a project is carried out, whether carried out by another person or in-house . Where projects are carried out for domestic (non-commercial) clients, most of the CDM requirements apply neither to the contractor nor to the client, unless the client is also a client of a developer, when by Regulation 5 the domestic house developer is the de facto client until the project is completed. 

The desirability of a co-operative approach to health and safety has been recognised for many years. The construction industry is unusual because the co-operative approach required for success extends not only to employees of a single employer, but also to all the people working on a site or project, regardless of their employment status. Consultation in this wider sense is anticipated within the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM), but the major statutory requirements to consult have an older history. 

The principal aim of this Guide is to help to reduce the risks to human hesdth and safety when buildings are refurbished while in occupation. In particular, the Guide seeks to assist all who are involved in refurbishment works to meet their obligations under both the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA) and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM).i... 

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM) present a challenge to all involved in the construction industry. CDM provides a framework for the effective management of health and safety throughout the lifecycle of a structure, from its initial inception, through construction and into subsequent maintenance, refurbishment and eventual demolition. 

Construction Design and Management Regulations (UK), www.hse.gov.uk/construction/ cdm.htm. Accessed February 13, 2014. 

This chapter is about managers in construction organizations, setting out ciear responsibiiities and iines of communications for everyone in the enterprise. The chapter also covers the legal responsibilities that exist between duty holders under the CDM Regulations between people who control premises and those who use them between contractors and those who hire them and the duties of suppliers, manufacturers and designers of articles and substances for use at work. 

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