The Construction Design and Management Regulations

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. 

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. 

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. 

With reference to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 ... 

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. 

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. 

Designing for health and safety in construction a guide for designers on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 HSC, HSE Books, 1995 ISBN 07176 0807 7... 

The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 were made on 14 June 1990 and came into force on 2 September 1996 to implement part of Directive 92157/EC and should be read in conjunction with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. There are no specific electrical requirements, but Regulation 17 states that plant and equipment has to be safe and maintained in a safe condition. This would include the electrical installation. Standards for electrical installations on construction sites are explained in Chapter 11. 

Many such works will be carried out under the Construction, Design and Management Regulations, utilising specialist contractors undertaking works as part of a permit to work system - PTW (see section on construction and maintenance) to ensure the highest level of management control. 

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