✦ UNDERSTANDING CDM
Effective CDM management is not simply about producing documentation. It requires appropriate consideration of health and safety risks, communication between duty-holders and suitable arrangements throughout the project. CDM Plus helps clients and project teams establish practical processes that reflect the scale, complexity and risk profile of their projects.
Our support covers HSE management, CDM compliance, CDM deliverables and Principal Designer services, providing practical guidance from the early planning and design stages through to construction and project handover. This includes helping duty-holders understand their responsibilities, managing design and construction risks, coordinating relevant information and ensuring the required health and safety arrangements and documentation are in place.
Details of 'Contractors: roles and responsibilities can be found here:
https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/contractors.htm
F10 - Notification of construction projects can be found here:
https://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/notification/f10.htm
✦ Duty Holders
Important Considerations for CDM
Effective CDM management requires careful consideration throughout every stage of a project. Contractors, clients, designers and other duty-holders all have responsibilities to help ensure work is properly planned, managed and carried out safely.
Key considerations include:
- Understanding and fulfilling client and contractor duties
- Effective project planning and coordination
- Managing and monitoring health and safety arrangements
- Identifying and assessing project-specific risks
- Implementing appropriate control and protection measures
- Site-specific inductions and training
- Effective supervision and contractor management
- Safe access and movement around the site
- Suitable welfare facilities
- Clear communication between project teams
- Maintaining appropriate health and safety documentation
- Managing changes and emerging risks throughout the project