Duty Holder Responsibilities Client: All Construction Projects

Notifiable Construction Projects

Arrangements for undertaking the project will be carried out without risk to the health and safety of anyone involved with it.

Appoint a CDM Coordinator

Check the competence and resources of all appointees.

Appoint a Principal Contractor

Ensure that suitable welfare arrangements are made for anyone involved with the project.

Ensure the Construction Phase does not start unless there are suitable:

Welfare Facilities

Construction Phase H&S Plan in place

Allow sufficient time and resources for all stages of the project.

Provide information relating to the Health and Safety File to the CDM Coordinator

Provide all relevant pre-construction information to all appointed designers and contractors.

Retain and provide access to the Health and Safety File

CDM Co-ordinator Notifiable Construction Projects

Advise and assist the Client with their duties

Notify HSE

Coordinate Health and Safety Aspects of design work and cooperate with others involved with the project

Facilitate good communication between client, designers and contractors

Liaise with the principal contractor regarding on-going design issues

Identify, collect and pass-on pre-construction information

Prepare and update the Health and Safety File

Designer All Construction Projects

Notifiable Construction Projects

Check the Client is aware of their duties

Check a CDM Coordinator has been appointed

Eliminate hazards and reduce risks during design

Provide any information needed for the Health and Safety File

Provide information about remaining risks

Principle contractor

Notifiable Construction Projects

Plan, manage and monitor the construction phase in liaison with all relevant sub-contractors

Prepare, develop and implement a written plan and site rules (the initial plan must be completed before the construction phase begins)

Give sub-contractors relevant parts of the plan

Make sure suitable welfare facilities are provided from the start of the construction phase and ensure they are maintained throughout it

Check the competence of all appointees

Ensure all workers have site inductions and any further information and/or training needed for the work

Consult with all workers and sub-contractors

Liaise with the CDM Coordinator regarding any ongoing design issues

Secure the site

Sub contractor All Construction Projects

Notifiable Construction Projects

Check the Client is aware of their duties

Check a CDM Coordinator and Principal Contractor have been appointed and that HSE have been notified before commencing work

Plan, manage and monitor their own work and that of other workers

Cooperate with the Principal Contractor in planning and managing work, including ad-herring to reasonable directions and site rules

Check the competence of all their appointees and workers

Provide details to the Principal Contractor of any contractor whom he engages in connection with carrying out the work

Train their own employees

Provide any information needed for the Health and Safety File

Provide information to their workers

Inform the Principal Contractor of any problems with the H&S Plan

Comply with the specific requirements in Part 4 of the CDM Regulations

Inform the Principal Contractor of any reportable accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences

Ensure there are adequate welfare facilities for their workers

All duty holders should also:

Report obvious risks

Take account of and apply the general prinicples of prevention when carrying out their duties

	Created by rhiannonsian over 9 years ago

Degree level Civil Engineering Practice (CDM2007) Note on CDM2007, created by rhiannonsian on 28/03/2015.