ABSTRACT
What are the CDM Regulations? 6 History of the CDM Regulations 6 Health and safety in the construction industry 7
Health and safety legislation in the UK 8 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA) 8 Regulations 9 Approved Codes of Practice 10 Guidance notes 11
Enforcement of the CDM Regulations 11
CDM duty holders and their responsibilities 12 The client 12 The designer 13 The planning supervisor 14 The principal contractor 15 The contractor 16
Application of the CDM Regulations 16 Interpretation 16 When the CDM Regulations apply 18 When notification is required 18
Project hazard management 21 Hazard management concepts 21 Risk assessment 24
The health and safety plan 26 Pre-tender health and safety plan 27 Construction phase health and safety plan 28
The health and safety file 29
History of the CDM Regulations
As a member state of the European Union the UK is subject to legal directives, which it must interpret and implement. Directives impose a duty on each member state to:
• make regulations to conform with any directive; and • enforce those regulations.
