The contractor and CDM

A working day is one on which construction work is carried out, regardless of the duration of the work and whether a weekend or public holiday is involved. A person-day is one individual, including supervisors and specialists, carrying out construction work for one normal working day or shift. Where there is any doubt over qualification for notification, projects should be notified. 

Many of the Regulations do not apply when construction work is being done for a domestic client. The domestic client of a contractor does not attract any of the duties otherwise given by the CDM Regulations to commercial clients. The following CDM Regulations do apply to work done for domestic clients  

The regulations do not apply to minor work , or where it is done in premises normally inspected by the local authority (see below). Minor work is that done by people who normally work on the particular premises. It is either not notifiable, or entirely internal, or carried out in an area which is not physically segregated, normal work is carrying on and the contractor has no authority to exclude people while it is being done. 

Premises normally inspected by the local authority include those where goods are stored for wholesale or retail distribution, or sold. Such premises include car windscreen, tyres and exhaust system replacement operations, exhibition displays, offices, catering services, caravan and temporary residential accommodation, animal care except vets, farms and stables, consumer services, launderettes, sports premises and museums. 

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