CDM 2015 What you need to know. Ebenezer Tetteh Senior Construction Health and Safety Advisor

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1 CDM 2015 What you need to know Ebenezer Tetteh Senior Construction Health and Safety Advisor

2 Introduction Integrated Consultancy Architecture Building Services Engineers BIM Management Civil Engineering Cost Consultants & Quantity Surveyors 10 office locations 440 staff Facilities Management Consultants Project Managers Structural Engineering

3 Why Are We Here Today Key Objectives Understanding of new CDM 2015 Regulations Highlight the key changes How the new Regulations affect you

4 Presentation Outline Background Why the change? Key Headline changes Duty holders Roles and responsibilities of the Client Roles and responsibilities of the Principal Contractor Roles and responsibilities of Principal Designer Summary Questions

5 Background

6 Why the Change? The HSE s stated aims for the new Regulations are: Improve worker protection Simplify the regulatory package Improve health & safety standards on small construction sites Implement the Temporary or Mobile Construction Sites Directive (TMCSD) Discourage bureaucracy Meet better regulation principles

7 So What s New? Simplification of the structure of the Regulations. Replacement of the ACoP with targeted guidance. Removal of CDMC with that of the PD. Removal of explicit competence requirement. Application of the Regs to domestic. Change in threshold of the key appointments as well as the notification.

8 Duty Holders Clients Principal Designer Designers Principal Contractors Contractors Workers

9 Key Duties Placed on the Client Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including making sure: Other dutyholders are appointed as appropriate Sufficient time and resources are allocated Make sure: Relevant information is prepared and provided to other dutyholders The principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties Welfare facilities are provided

10 Key Duties Placed on the PC Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project. This includes: liaising with the client and principal designer preparing the construction phase plan PDF organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work Make sure: 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

11 Key Duties Placed on the Designer The designer s main duty is to eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during construction work, and During use and maintenance of the building once built

12 Key Duties Placed on the Contractor Their main duty is to: Plan, manage and monitor the work under their control in a way that ensures the health and safety of anyone it might affect (including members of the public). For projects involving more than one contractor, coordinate their activities with others. For a single contractor projects, prepare a Construction Phase Plan [Insert title of slide]

13 Key Duties Placed on the PD Plan, manage and monitor the pre-construction phase; Applying the principles of; Eliminate, Reduce, Inform and Control [ERI(c)] Ensuring other designers are complying with their duties Putting together and disseminating pre-construction information Prepare H&S File at the end of the construction phase

14 Transition Period Projects commencing after April 2015 will need to comply with new Regulations straight away appointment of Principal Designer etc. Existing projects (whether at design or construction phase) will have a 6 month transition period (October 2015). Projects completing within transition period can continue as existing. Projects extending beyond October 2015 will have to change to the new Regulations during the 6 month transition period.!

15 The Down Side The PD has a limited role in providing the client with advice on health and safety Advice on suitable management arrangement. Advice on competency. Ensuring Compliance of the regs by duty holders.

16 Summary The new regulations is upon us now There are new appointments the client have to make Clients now have a number of new responsibilities There is a new approach to competence There is a new notification threshold All projects must comply with the current regulations

17 My Question Do you have the expertise/resources in house to carry out these additional duties? Are you fully complying with the new regulations?

18 Questions

19 Further assistance Ebenezer Tetteh MSc CMIOSH RMaPS MIIRSM Senior Construction Health and Safety Advisor Tel: Mob:

20 Further Reading Mregulations2015/DownloadExclusiveGuidance.aspx