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Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007

Denis Murphy

Construction Health & Safety Manager


CDM 2007-Implications for Clients

• Managing Risks

• Why is it important?

• Moral• Legal and• Business reasons


Fatalities in Construction-Pre-1974 Act

• 1961----------272 deaths-• 1971----------156 deaths-• 1974 Health & Safety at Work etc Act

• Stats-”Principles of Construction Safety”

Allen St John Holt


Fatalities in Construction-Post-1974 Act

“Blackspot Construction”

HSE Statistics for 1981-1985

739 people killed in construction.

Average 148 deaths each year.

( “CDM Regulations Explained”

by Raymond Joyce )


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Management Regulations 92CDM Regulations 94

CHSW Regulations 96


Legal Obligations

• The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

• Section 2-duties to protect employees-• Section 3-duties to protect non-employees-• Section 4-duties to protect others affected by

Client’s work activities-


Legal Obligations-Sht 2

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

• Reg 3-Risk Assessment-• Reg 4-Principles of prevention-• Reg 5-Health and Safety arrangements



• 1992-EEC (EU) Framework Directive on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites-

• 92/57/EEC



Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (31st March 1995)

Revised in 2000

(Regulation 13 Designers Duties revised)

2005/06-Industry wide consultations-



Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

In force from 6th April 2007


Business Reasons for Managing Risks.

• Reducing lost time by the elimination of accidents and lost time incidents-

• Increasing workforce morale and production and retaining skilled staff-

• Reducing insurance premiums and

• Defending the organisation’s reputation


Business Reasons for managing risk-Sht 2

• Report of the Royal Academy of Engineering-• “The long term costs of owning and using buildings-

(1998)” states that-• “typical operating and owning costs of a building are

in the ratio:• 1 for construction costs• 5 for maintenance and operating costs and• 200 for business operating costs.



• The key aim of CDM 2007 is to integrate health and safety into the management of the project and to encourage everyone to work together to:-

a) Improve the planning and management of projects from the very start-

b) Identify hazards early on, so they can be eliminated or reduced at the design or planning stages and the remaining risks properly managed-



c) Target effort where it will do most good, in terms of health and safety and

d) Discourage unnecessary bureaucracy.

• The Regulations are intended to focus attention on planning and management throughout the project, from concept design onward.

• The aim is for health and safety considerations to be treated as an essential, but normal part of a projects development, not as an afterthought or bolt-on extra.


Competence

• The 2007 Regulations require the Client to employ competent and adequately resourced people and organisations. (Reg 4(1)(a))


Competence-Sht 2

• The sting in the tail of the 2007 Regulations-

• Everyone must assess their own competence and resources, before accepting a construction commission!!

• Regulation 4 (1)(b) states that-” No person on whom these Regulations place a duty shall accept such an appointment or engagement, unless he is competent-”


Competence-Sht 3

• Imperial College London Support Services have agreed that, in order to set minimum standards, all contractors must register with the-

• “Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme” (CHAS)


Client-Part 2 Duties-all projects.

• Ensure sufficient resources, including TIME, is available, to permit all duty holders to comply with their duties under the Regulations. (NEW)

• Ensure co-operation and co-ordination between all parties so that health and safety issues are managed effectively.


Client-Part 2 Duties-all projects-Sht 2

• Provide project specific “pre-construction information” promptly to those who require it, including any information contained within any existing health and safety file. (NEW)

• Ensure adequate welfare facilities are provided from the start and maintained throughout the construction phase of the works. (NEW)


Client-Part 3 Duties-Notifiable projects

• Appoint a competent and adequately resourced CDM Co-ordinator and Principal Contractor. (NEW)

• Sign the Client’s “Declaration of awareness” on the revised F10 notification. (NEW)


Client-Part 3 Duties-Notifiable projects-sht 2

• Provide the CDM-C with suitable pre-construction information. (NEW)

• Ensure a suitable contractor’s health and safety plan has been prepared, before construction work starts.


Client-Part 3 Duties-Notifiable projects-Sht 3

• Ensure a health and safety file is produced for the project, kept up to date and made readily available to those who need the information.


Health Warning to Client’s Team

• Clients will be deemed to be undertaking the roles of both CDM Co-ordinator and Principal Contractor, if these Duty Holders have not been appointed at the appropriate time.

• It has been agreed with Senior Management, that the CDM-C will be appointed, no later than, the start of stage C design. (Regulation 14(1))


CDM 2007-Summary Notes

• Background information-

• Moral, legal and business reasons for good risk management policies and procedures-

• Key changes for Duty Holders from 1994 Regulations-

• Increased emphasis on planning and management and

• Competence issues high on the agenda


Review of the CDM 2007 Regulations

Any Questions?

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