ABSTRACT

This chapter explains the key roles and responsibilities of the non-statutory CDM Adviser who may provide advice and guidance to the duty holders. The CDM Adviser is not a statutory role. The CDM Adviser can give advice to the client about how to discharge Client duties, and advice to principal designers, designers, and principal contractors about how to discharge their respective duties. The CDM Adviser need not be a designer or contractor, but should have considerable and in-depth knowledge of construction health and safety. The CDM Adviser to the client could be the appointed principal designer, provided they are a designer and have sufficient skills, knowledge and experience. The CDM Adviser can, if required, advise the client on the health and safety skills, knowledge, experience and, where it is an organisation, the organisational capability and resources of proposed designers and/or contractors prior to arrangements being made for design or construction work to begin.