New CDM Regs 2015 – Be prepared

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New CDM Regs 2015 – Be prepared

New Construction (Design and Management) Regulations will take effect from Friday 6 April, 2015, and to make sure you are up to speed with the changes, C&C Training has designed a half-day course specifically on the updates to make things easier for you. Simply scroll down for the next-available course to suit your diary.

The revised CDM Regs will affect the roles and responsibilities of companies and clients involved in construction projects across England, Scotland and Wales. For the first time, the revised CDM Regs will also apply to domestic clients (homeowners). Employers, Managers, Duty Holders and others who require a general update on the changes should attend.

The main six changes, outlined in general by the Health & Safety Executive, are:

1. Structural simplification of the Regulations.
2. Replacement of the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) with guidance.
3. Replacement of the CDMC role with a new role, called Principal Designer.
4. Removal of explicit competence requirements and replacement with a requirement for appropriate skills.
5. Removal of the current exemption enjoyed by domestic clients.
6. Amending the trigger threshold for appointment of Principal Designer & Principal Contractor.

Changes have been put forward by the HSE following research on what the construction industry thinks about the current (2007) CDM Regulations.

Overall, the industry concluded that the regulations were too bureaucratic and had a heavy burdensome approach to the competence issue, particularly for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

And the pre-construction phase, in particular the ‘client adviser’ role of the CDM Coordinators, was not working well.

Employers will now need to provide information, instruction, training and supervision, with workers having their training needs assessed against the needs of the job and employers to meet the gap in skills knowledge through appropriate training.

There will be a transitional arrangements from 6 April 2015 until October 2015. Read here for more details http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/regulation-changes.htm

Any enforcement action is unlikely to be taken until 6 April, 2016.

CDM Regulations 2015 Update course – half-day session

The course will summarise the main changes which relate to CDM 2015 and ensure that CDM Duty Holders are best prepared for the planned implementation date.
Courses scheduled so far:

Topics covered:

  • Introduction to the new framework of legislation and guidance supporting CDM 2015
  • The Threshold of Notification
  • The CDM Duty Holders Including: Client Duties (inc Domestic clients), Contractor duties, Designer duties, Principal Designer duties, Principal Contractor duties, workers duties.
  • Managing transition from CDM 2007 to CDM 2015