Health and Safety Consultancy
Responsibilities of Key Dutyholders under the CDM Regulations 2015
Clients
Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including making sure:
- Other duty holders are appointed as appropriate
- Sufficient time & resources are allocated
- Relevant information is prepared & provided to other dutyholders
- The principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties
- Welfare facilities are provided
Principal Designers
Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase of a project:
- Identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks
- Ensuring designers carry out their duties
- Preparing and providing relevant information to other dutyholders
- Liaising with the principal contractor to help in the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.
Principal Contractors
Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project:
- Liaising with the client and principal designer
- Preparing the construction phase plan PDF
- Organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work
They should make sure that:
- Suitable site inductions are provided
- Reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
- Workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
- Welfare facilities are provided
Contractors
Plan, manage and monitor construction work under their control so it is carried out without risks to health and safety.
For projects involving more than one contractor, they should coordinate their activities with others in the project team - in particular, comply with directions given to them by the principal designer or principal contractor.
For single contractor projects, they should prepare a construction phase plan.
Designers
When preparing or modifying designs, eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during construction and the maintenance and use of a building once it is built.
They should provide information to other members of the project team to help them fulfil their duties.
Workers
When preparing or modifying designs, eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during the construction, maintenance and use of a building once built. Workers must:
- Be consulted about matters which affect their health, safety & welfare
- Take care for their own health & safety and for that of others
- Report anything they see which is likely to endanger the lives of anyone on site
- Cooperate with their employer, fellow workers, contractors & other dutyholders