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Construction design and management (CDM)

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) can help you to:

  • improve health and safety in your industry
  • have the right people for the right job at the right time to manage the risks on site
  • focus on effective planning and manage the risk - not the paperwork

Everyone controlling site work has health and safety responsibilities. Checking that working conditions are healthy and safe before work begins, and ensuring that the proposed work is not going to put others at risk, require planning and organisation. This applies whatever the size of the site.

Notification of construction project

What do I need to do?

CDM 2007 places legal duties on virtually everyone involved in construction work. Those with legal duties are commonly known as 'dutyholders':

Summary of duties

Frequently asked questions

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Resources

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CDM - What you need to know

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Updated 2012-08-05