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Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007
Denis Murphy
Construction Health & Safety Manager
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CDM 2007-Implications for Clients
• Managing Risks
• Why is it important?
• Moral• Legal and• Business reasons
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Fatalities in Construction-Pre-1974 Act
• 1961----------272 deaths-• 1971----------156 deaths-• 1974 Health & Safety at Work etc Act
• Stats-”Principles of Construction Safety”
Allen St John Holt
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Fatalities in Construction-Post-1974 Act
“Blackspot Construction”
HSE Statistics for 1981-1985
739 people killed in construction.
Average 148 deaths each year.
( “CDM Regulations Explained”
by Raymond Joyce )
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Range; 154 max, 59 min
Construction Industry
Management Regulations 92CDM Regulations 94
CHSW Regulations 96
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Legal Obligations
• The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
• Section 2-duties to protect employees-• Section 3-duties to protect non-employees-• Section 4-duties to protect others affected by
Client’s work activities-
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Legal Obligations-Sht 2
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
• Reg 3-Risk Assessment-• Reg 4-Principles of prevention-• Reg 5-Health and Safety arrangements
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Legal Obligations-Sht 3
• 1992-EEC (EU) Framework Directive on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites-
• 92/57/EEC
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Legal Obligations-Sht 4
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (31st March 1995)
Revised in 2000
(Regulation 13 Designers Duties revised)
2005/06-Industry wide consultations-
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Legal Obligations-Sht 5
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
In force from 6th April 2007
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Business Reasons for Managing Risks.
• Reducing lost time by the elimination of accidents and lost time incidents-
• Increasing workforce morale and production and retaining skilled staff-
• Reducing insurance premiums and
• Defending the organisation’s reputation
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Business Reasons for managing risk-Sht 2
• Report of the Royal Academy of Engineering-• “The long term costs of owning and using buildings-
(1998)” states that-• “typical operating and owning costs of a building are
in the ratio:• 1 for construction costs• 5 for maintenance and operating costs and• 200 for business operating costs.
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Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
• The key aim of CDM 2007 is to integrate health and safety into the management of the project and to encourage everyone to work together to:-
a) Improve the planning and management of projects from the very start-
b) Identify hazards early on, so they can be eliminated or reduced at the design or planning stages and the remaining risks properly managed-
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Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
c) Target effort where it will do most good, in terms of health and safety and
d) Discourage unnecessary bureaucracy.
• The Regulations are intended to focus attention on planning and management throughout the project, from concept design onward.
• The aim is for health and safety considerations to be treated as an essential, but normal part of a projects development, not as an afterthought or bolt-on extra.
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Competence
• The 2007 Regulations require the Client to employ competent and adequately resourced people and organisations. (Reg 4(1)(a))
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Competence-Sht 2
• The sting in the tail of the 2007 Regulations-
• Everyone must assess their own competence and resources, before accepting a construction commission!!
• Regulation 4 (1)(b) states that-” No person on whom these Regulations place a duty shall accept such an appointment or engagement, unless he is competent-”
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Competence-Sht 3
• Imperial College London Support Services have agreed that, in order to set minimum standards, all contractors must register with the-
• “Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme” (CHAS)
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Client-Part 2 Duties-all projects.
• Ensure sufficient resources, including TIME, is available, to permit all duty holders to comply with their duties under the Regulations. (NEW)
• Ensure co-operation and co-ordination between all parties so that health and safety issues are managed effectively.
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Client-Part 2 Duties-all projects-Sht 2
• Provide project specific “pre-construction information” promptly to those who require it, including any information contained within any existing health and safety file. (NEW)
• Ensure adequate welfare facilities are provided from the start and maintained throughout the construction phase of the works. (NEW)
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Client-Part 3 Duties-Notifiable projects
• Appoint a competent and adequately resourced CDM Co-ordinator and Principal Contractor. (NEW)
• Sign the Client’s “Declaration of awareness” on the revised F10 notification. (NEW)
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Client-Part 3 Duties-Notifiable projects-sht 2
• Provide the CDM-C with suitable pre-construction information. (NEW)
• Ensure a suitable contractor’s health and safety plan has been prepared, before construction work starts.
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Client-Part 3 Duties-Notifiable projects-Sht 3
• Ensure a health and safety file is produced for the project, kept up to date and made readily available to those who need the information.
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Health Warning to Client’s Team
• Clients will be deemed to be undertaking the roles of both CDM Co-ordinator and Principal Contractor, if these Duty Holders have not been appointed at the appropriate time.
• It has been agreed with Senior Management, that the CDM-C will be appointed, no later than, the start of stage C design. (Regulation 14(1))
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CDM 2007-Summary Notes
• Background information-
• Moral, legal and business reasons for good risk management policies and procedures-
• Key changes for Duty Holders from 1994 Regulations-
• Increased emphasis on planning and management and
• Competence issues high on the agenda
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Review of the CDM 2007 Regulations
Any Questions?
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