CDM Coordinator

The Health and Safety File

2011-08-24T15:37:00.000-07:00

The CDM Coordinator has a duty to prepare the health and safety file. Ideally the format should be agreed with the client prior to work commencing and also which duty holders are to supply the information.

At the end of a project the health and safety file is handed over to the client.

CDM Coordinator Appointment

2011-08-06T12:16:00.000-07:00

The early appointment of a CDM Coordinator enables procedures to be put in place which get the project of to a good start.

The appointment of the CDM Coordinator should take place once the initial design has begun, once the project moves to the detailed design stage hazards become a lot more difficult to deal with and eliminate.

The aim of the regulations is for the CDM coordinator to make a significant contribution to reducing risks both to workers during the construction phase and the end users, also those that work on the project in the future.

CDM 2007

2011-01-24T10:47:00.000-08:00

The main aim of CDM 2007 is to integrate the management of a project with health and safety and to encourage everyone involved in the project to work together.

Key aims of CDM 2007:

From the very start of project improve the planning and management.

Hazards are identified early on in the design and planning stage so they can be eliminated or managed.

Maximum effort is targeted at health and safety and unnecessary bureaucracy is discouraged.

CDM Regulations

2010-11-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations came into force on the 6th April 2007. The regulations are also known as CDM 2007. They replace the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 and also the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 also known as CHSW.

The regulations have 5 main parts

Part 1 deals with interpretation and application, basically the regulations apply to all construction work in the UK and apply to both employers and the self employed.

Part 2 deals with the general management duties that apply to all construction projects, including non-notifiable projects.

Part 3 looks at the additional management duties which apply once a project has to be notified.

Part 4 covers the physical safeguards which are required to prevent danger. These duties are held by contractors and those that control the way in which the work is done.

Part 5 looks at the issues of civil liability, and amendments and revocations of other legislation.

CDM Coordinator Role

2010-10-28T04:48:00.000-07:00

The CDM coordinator has a key role role to play in advising the client on health and safety matters relating to the project. The CDM coordinator has three main duties:

To advise the client and help them carry out their duties

Co-ordinate the health and safety aspects of the design

Prepare and issue the health and safety file

A summary of the duties of the CDM coordinator as stated in the approved code of practice:

Advise and assist the client with their duties

Notify HSE

Co-ordinate health and safety aspects of design work and co-operate 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