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All construction projects (Part 2 of the Regulations) |
Additional duties for notifiable projects (Part 3 of the Regulations) |
| Clients (excluding domestic clients) |
- Check competence and resources of all appointees
- Ensure there are suitable management arrangements for the project welfare facilities
- Allow sufficient time and resources for all stages
- Provide pre-construction information to designers and contractors
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- Appoint CDM co-ordinator*
- Appoint principal contractor*
Make sure that the construction phase does not start unless there are suitable welfare facilities and a construction phase plan is in place.
- Provide information relating to the health and safety file to the CDM co-ordinator
- Retain and provide access to the health and safety file
(* There must be a CDM co-ordinator and principal contractor until the end of the construction phase) |
| CDM co-ordinators |
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- Advise and assist the client with his/her duties
- Notify HSE
- Co-ordinate health and safety aspects of design work and cooperate with others involved with the project
- Facilitate good communication between client, designers and contractors
- Liaise with principal contractor regarding ongoing design
- Identify, collect and pass on pre-construction information
- Prepare/update health and safety file
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| Designers |
- Eliminate hazards and reduce risks during design
- Provide information about remaining risks
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- Check client is aware of duties and CDM co-ordinator has been appointed
- Provide any information needed for the health and safety file
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| Principal contractors |
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- Plan, manage and monitor construction phase in liaison with contractor
- Prepare, develop and implement a written plan and site rules (Initial plan completed before the construction phase begins)
- Give contractors relevant parts of the plan
- Make sure suitable welfare facilities are provided from the start and maintained throughout the construction phase
- Check competence of all appointees
- Ensure all workers have site inductions and any further information and training needed for the work
- Consult with the workers
- Liaise with CDM co-ordinator regarding ongoing design
- Secure the site
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| Contractors |
- Plan, manage and monitor own work and that of workers
- Check competence of all their appointees and workers
- Train own employees
- Provide information to their workers
- Comply with the specific requirements in Part 4 of the Regulations
- Ensure there are adequate welfare
- facilities for their workers
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- Check client is aware of duties and a CDM co-ordinator has been appointed and HSE notified before starting work
- Co-operate with principal contractor in planning and managing work, including reasonable directions and site rules
- Provide details to the principal contractor of any contractor whom he engages in connection with carrying out the work
- Provide any information needed for the health and safety file
- Inform principal contractor of problems with the plan
- Inform principal contractor of reportable accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences
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| Workers/ everyone |
- Check own competence
- Co-operate with others and co-ordinate work so as to ensure the health and safety of construction workers and others who may be affected by the work
- Report obvious risks
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