Design and Management Regulations

Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 and ACoP 

Erectors and their supervisors must be appropriately trained in relation to the type of structure being erected. Those wearing or using personal protective equipment require training before doing so. 

Erection of proprietary structural systems. Special requirements must be incorporated into the planning process and the manufacturer s erection sequence should be followed in detail 

HSE Guidance Note GS28 — Safe erection of structures (out of print) 

Persons, plant and materials falling into excavations Flooding of excavations Presence of contaminated atmospheres Presence of contaminated soil 

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Indeed within the Health and Safety Executive (2015b 7) guidance for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, the first of the key elements to securing construction health and safety is ... 

The problematic nature of competence is also reflected in the changes made in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations for 2015, which have actually removed any reference to competence within this revised edition. Clause 4 (as was) has been omitted and competent still does not feature in Clause 2 Interpretation. However, within the Health and Safety Executive Guidance (2015b 8), those appointing the professional team must ensure they ... 

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 and Approved Codes of Practice define a method statement as a written document laying out the work procedure and sequence of operations to ensure health and safety. 

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. 

Demolition is one of the most hazardous construction operations and is responsible for more deaths and major injuries than any other activity. The management of demolition work is controlled by the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 and requires a planning supervisor and a health and safety plan (as covered in Chapter 3). A more detailed discussion of demolition is given in Chapter 10. 

All demolition work must be carried out so as to minimize, so far as is reasonably practicable, the risks to employees and others who may be affected by the work. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations apply to all demolition work. The HSE must be notified before work begins if it is to last for 30 days or more than 500 person days are involved. 

The owner of a property which is to be demolished has a duty under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 to provide the demolition contractor with a pre-demolition investigation and survey. He will appoint a planning supervisor to organize this survey. 

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, a pre-tender and construction phase health and safety plan must be prepared. These plans and their conterrts have been covered extensively in Chapters 3 and 7. 

A contractor has been employed to demolish a disused paint factory. Give examples of the information that should be provided to the contractor by the owner of the premises in order to comply with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 as amended in 2000. 

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