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DIRECT WORKS FORUM
CONSTRUCTION(DESIGN & MANAGEMENT)
REGULATIONS 2007
Aylesbury: 01296 415715
Dunfermline: 01383 749600
Belfast: 028 9068 7800
www.sypol.com
Presenter
Tim Meese – CMIOSH, RSP, MIIRSM
Member of the Association for Project Safety
20 + years experience working in construction and health & safety.
Managing Consultant – Sypol Ltd
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Objectives
An appreciation of the CDM Regulations 2007 and their application
Awareness of the ‘key’ changes from the CDM 1994 Regulations
Legal obligations on various duty holders
An awareness of the revised Approved Code of Practice for CDM 2007
An understanding of the management process for CDM, including relevant documentation, safety plans and safety files etc
Introduction
Background to CDM2007
CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 1994
HSC agrees to revise 1994 regulations during 2003 –
published proposals for a NEW single set of Regulations early in 2005 (CD)
CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 1994
HSC and CONIAC concluded that the revision should;
•Simplify the regulations to improve clarity
•Maximise their flexibility
•Make the focus planning and management – NOT paperwork
•Strengthen requirements for co-operation and co-ordination
•Simplify the assessment of competence
CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
Responses
HSC Approved
Latest
In Force
29 July 2005
20 October 2006
To combine the new CDM Regulations 2007 with the Construction (HSW) Regulations 1996 into one consolidated set of Construction Regulations
6th April 2007
CDM 2007
Principle remains the same
CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
All parties involved in construction work are required to give more consideration to health and safety at all stages of a project- Concept stage
- Design stage
- Planning
- Construction
- Commissioning
- Demolition
DWF Member Organisations
Clients
Designers
Contractors
Co-Ordinators
WHAT DOES CDM 2007 APPLY TO?
Construction Work• which means the carrying out of any:
—building work—civil engineering work or—engineering construction work
and
—all design work
CDM
“Construction Work” means:• construction• alteration• conversion• fitting out• commissioning• renovation• repair• redecoration• maintenance• de-commissioning• demolition or dismantling In relation to a STRUCTURE
Only two types of project under CDM 2007:-
Notifiable Projectsor
Non-notifiable Projects (The requirements relating to appointments, plans and files do not apply)
CDM always applies to DESIGN work
NOTIFIABLE PROJECTS
1. Construction phase will be longer than 30 working days of construction work, or
2. Will involve more than 500 person days of construction work
Notification
(a) Last more than 30 working days; or(b) Involve more than 500 person days, for example 50 people working for
over 10 days
All days on which construction work takes place count towards the period of construction work
Where a small project that is not notifiable requires a short extension, or short term increase in numbers of people, there is no need to notify the HSE.
Information required for notification is set out in schedule 1 to the regulations.
Notification – F10(rev)
• Date of forwarding• Exact address of site• Name of local authority where site is located• Brief description of project and construction
work which it includes• Contact details of the client• Contact details of the CDM co-ordinator• Contact details of principal contractor• Date planned for start of construction phase• Time allowed by client to principal contractor for
planning and preparation for construction work• Planned duration of construction phase• Estimated maximum number of people at work on the site• Planned number of contractors• Name and address of any contractors already appointed• Name and address of any designer already engaged• Declaration signed by or on behalf of client that he is aware of his duties under
CDM
DesignerClient
ProjectCoordinator
Contractor
Principal Contractor
Competent Appointments
CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
DesignerClient
ProjectCoordinator
Principal Contractor
H & S INFORMATION PACK
CONST. PHASE H & S PLAN
H & S FILE
CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
CLIENTS
An Organisation or Individual for whom a construction project is carried out
Construction project may be carried out in-house e.g. DLO or by others
Responsibilities only imposed upon clients who are acting in connection with a trade, business or other undertaking e.g.Does not cover ‘domestic’ house
occupiers
NOTIFIABLE Projects require:-
CLIENTS
Clients:-To appoint a co-ordinator
Provide pre-construction information
Appoint a Principal Contractor
Check Const. H&S Plan before work starts
Check that suitable welfare in place before work starts (schedule 2)
Retain and provide information from H&S File
ALL Construction Projects require:-
Clients:-To undertake competence and resource checks on all appointments
Ensure that management arrangements are adequate
Allow sufficient time and resources at all stages
Provide pre-construction information to designers and contractors
NOTIFIABLE Projects require:-
DESIGNERS
Designers:-Must ensure they are competent to address the H&S issues likely to be involved in the design;
Check that clients are aware of their duties; ensure that the client has appointed a co-ordinator and notified the HSE before design work starts
Prepare designs with adequate regard to health and safety during construction and for maintainability
Provide adequate information in or with the design (Residual Risks)
Co-operate with Co-ordinator etc and provide information for the ‘information pack’ and/or Safety File
ALL Projects require:-
Designers:-
To eliminate hazards and reduce risk due to design;
Provide information about remaining risks;
PROJECT DESIGN – H&S INFORMATION
Designers must include adequate H & S information with the design – this includes information about hazards that remain in the design
No need to mention every hazard or assumption - only significant hazards
Significant hazards - not likely to be obvious to a competent contractor, unusual or likely to be difficult to manage
PROJECT DESIGN – H&S INFORMATION
Significant hazards - examples
Multiple fatalities
Temporary works - stability
Hazardous or flammable substances Features of the design or sequences of assembly/disassembly
Specific problems and possible solutions e.g. removal of large items of plant from buildings, scaffolds on building facades without positions for tying-in Heavy or awkward prefabricated elements
CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN & MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
DesignersUnder 1994 Regulations Designers have no duty under CDM to ensure that their designs are safe to use. (Occupiers have to ensure that the finished structure complies with other H&S law, particularly the Workplace Regulations)
To ensure that these issues are addressed at the design stage, designers duties will be extended for fixed workplaces to cover safe use.(Competent designers should be doing this already – so this is likely to require minimal additional work in practice)
NOTIFIABLE Projects require:-
CDM CO-ORDINATORS
Co-Ordinators:-To advise and assist clients with their duties
Identify and extract the pre-construction information required by Designers and Contractors; inc mobilisation period
Notify the HSE of the project
Advise the client on the suitability of the construction phase health and safety plan
Co-ordinate design work, planning and other preparation for H&S
Manage communication between client, designers and contractors; Liase with PC on ongoing design issues
Prepare and/or update a relevant user friendly H&S File
CDM CO-ORDINATORS
Pre – Construction Information
The detail in the information package will vary according to the complexity of the project and hazards involved.
Aim is to identify and target the key H&S issues
Should be sufficient to ensure that significant risks during the work can be anticipated and planned for.
Pre – Construction Information
The right
information for the right people at the right time!
CDM HEALTH & SAFETY FILE
The Health and Safety File provides information needed during future construction works, cleaning, maintenance, alterations, refurbishment and demolition
CDM HEALTH & SAFETY FILE
The Health and Safety File is not a maintenance manual but is essential for alerting those doing work to the health and safety risks involved.
Clients, designers, principal contractors, other contractors and CDM
co-ordinators all have legal
duties in respect of the file.
HEALTH & SAFETY FILE
A brief description of the worksResidual hazards and how they have been dealt with‘Key’ structural principles ‘As built’ drawingsGeneral details of construction methods and materials usedDetails of the structures equipment and maintenance facilities
HEALTH & SAFETY FILE
Key structural principles incorporated in the design of the structureHealth and safety requirements relating to maintenance procedures and requirements for the structureManuals for plant and equipment (O & M)Location and nature of utilities and services including emergency and fire fighting systems
NOTIFIABLE Projects require:-
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTORS
Principal Contractors:-Must satisfy themselves that clients are aware of their duties; co-ordinator appointed and HSE notified;
Ensure they are competent to address the H&S issues likely to be involved in the management of the construction phase;
Ensure that the const. phase is properly planned, managed and monitored, with adequately resourced, competent site management;
Ensure adequate Const. H&S Plan before work starts; communicated to contractors; implemented; kept up to date as project progresses
Principal Contractors:-Must satisfy themselves that designers and contractors they engage are competent and adequately resourced;
Ensure suitable welfare facilities are provided from the start of the construction phase;
Take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access to site;
Prepare and enforce any necessary site rules;
Provide (copies or access to) relevant parts of the plan and other information to contractors in time for them to plan their work – not after they start work!
Principal Contractors:-Liaise with the co-ordinator on design carried out during the construction phase;
Provide the co-ordinator promptly with information for the H&S File;
Ensure that all the workers have been provided with suitable H&S induction, information and training;
Ensure that the workforce is consulted about H&S matters;
Display the project notification;
CONSTRUCTION PHASE HEALTH & SAFETY PLANS
The level of detail should be proportionate to the risks involved in the project
ALL Projects require:-
Contractors:-To plan, manage and monitor their own work and that of workers;
Check the competence of all their appointees and workers;
Comply with the requirements for H&S detailed in the Schedules;
Ensure there are adequate welfare
facilities for workers;
COMPETENCE UNDER CDM 2007
•Companies•Contractors•Co-ordinators•Designers
IN CHECKING ON COMPETENCE, TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE NEED FOR:
All those with duties under CDM must satisfy themselves that those they engage or appoint are competent and have sufficient resources
Reasonable steps to be taken – enquiries or advice
Assessments of competence and resources need to take place before appointment made
IN CHECKING ON COMPETENCE, TAKE ACCOUNT OF:
Competence and resource requirements only relate to CDM and health and safety
Checks should be proportionate to the project
No need to repeat checks
For simple, low risk projects, minimal checks are needed
ASSESSING COMPETENCE
Information about ‘track record’
Evidence of competence of individuals on the project
Availability of sufficient competent people, essential equipment, facilities and management systems
Information about past health and safety performance, corrective actions, enforcement action
ASSESSING COMPETENCE
Two-stage process
Stage 1: An assessment of organisation and arrangements for health and safety to determine whether these are sufficient to enable them to carry out the work safely and without risk to health.
Stage 2: An assessment of experience and track record to establish they are capable of doing the work.
Core criteria established by industry and HSE. (Appendix 4 to ACoP)
CDM
QUESTIONS AND CLOSE
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