Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 July 2010

Key health and safety statistics 32% of all worker fatalities (77 killed in 2006/07) 15% of all major employee injuries (3677 in 2005/06) 7492 over 3-day injuries to employees (2005/06) 86,000 suffering from work-related ill health (2005/06) 3.2M working days lost per year due to injury and ill health (2005/06)

The objectives of CDM 2007 Simplify the regulations and improve clarity Maximise their flexibility Focus on planning and management, not ‘The Plan’ and other paperwork Strengthen requirements on co-operation and co-ordination- encourage better integration Simplify competence assessment, reduce bureaucracy and raise standards

Structure of CDM 2007 Five parts –Part 1: Introduction –Part 2: General management duties applying to all construction projects –Part 3: Additional duties where projects are notifiable –Part 4: Worksite health and safety requirements –Part 5: General Supported by a CDM 2007 Approved Code of Practice (ACoP)

CDM 2007 – key points Regulations apply to all construction work Notification triggers appointment of additional duty holders and duties in Part 3 of the Regulations –Principal Contractor (PC) –CDM Co-ordinator –Notification to HSE (F10 Form) –Construction Phase Plan –Health and Safety file Most duties remain on clients, designers & contractors regardless of notification Greater clarity in relation to competence assessment and new competence criteria in the ACoP

Trigger for Appointments Notifiable construction work under CDM 2007 are construction projects with a: –Non-domestic client and involve –Construction work lasting longer than 30 days or –Construction work involving 500 person days

HSE’s expectations on the construction industry A change in attitude is needed to deliver the much needed improvements in construction health and safety A ‘business as usual’ approach is not acceptable Industry needs to take ownership of the management of health and safety risks, show leadership and work in partnership Focus on effective planning and managing risk Ensure people are competent Reduce bureaucracy & paperwork

Duties on the principal contractor Client should appoint a PC for notifiable projects and appoint as soon as is practicable Principal contractor should ensure that client is aware of duties, CDM co-ordinator has been appointed and HSE notified Those they appoint are competent The construction phase is properly planned, managed, monitored and resourced

Duties on the Principal Contractor Inform contractors of the minimum time allowed for planning and preparation Provide relevant information to contractors Ensure safe working, co-ordination and co-operation between contractors Construction phase health and safety plan is prepared and implemented –Plan needs to set out the organisation and arrangements for managing risk and co-ordinating work –Plan should be tailoured to the particular project and risks involved Suitable welfare from the start Manage health and safety on site, not the paperwork

Duties on the principal contractor Prepare and enforce site rules as required Give reasonable direction to contractors including client appointed contractors Prevent unauthorised entry Provide plan to those who need it Promptly provide the CDM co-ordinator with information for the file Liaise with CDM co-ordinator in relation to design and design changes Ensure all workers have been provided with suitable health and safety induction, information and training

Duties on the principal contractor Ensure the workforce is consulted about health and safety matters Display key project information to workers Does not have to –Provide training to workers they do not employ (but contractors do) –Undertake detailed supervision of contractors’ work –Fill the construction phase plan with irrelevant information or endless generic paperwork

Duties on contractors and self employed – all projects Check clients are aware of their duties Not start work until they have obtained the pre-construction information from the client (or PC) Plan, manage and monitor their own work to make sure that their workers are safe Ensure they and those they appoint are competent and adequately resourced

Duties on contractors and self employed – all projects Inform any contractor that they engage, of the minimum amount of time they have for planning and preparation Provide their workers (whether employed or self- employed) with any necessary information and training and induction Report anything that they are aware of that is likely to endanger the H&S of themselves or others Ensure that any design work they do complies with CDM design duties

Duties on contractors and self employed – all projects Comply with the duties for site health and safety Co-operate and co-ordinate with others working on the project Consult the workforce Not begin work unless they have taken reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access to the site Obtain specialist advice (e.g. from a structural engineer or occupational hygienist) where necessary

Duties on contractors and self employed – notifiable projects Check that a CDM co-ordinator has been appointed and HSE notified before they start work Co-operate with the principal contractor, CDM co- ordinator and others working on the project Tell the principal contractor about risks to others created by their work Comply with any reasonable directions from the principal contractor Work in accordance with the construction phase plan

Duties on contractors and self employed – notifiable projects Inform the principal contractor of the identity of any contractor he appoints or engages Inform the principal contractor of any problems with the plan or risks identified during their work that have significant implications for the management of the project Inform the principal contractor about any death, injury, condition or dangerous occurrence Provide information for the health and safety file

Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive Site health & safety July 2010

Duties to control worksite health and safety Part 4 of CDM 2007 contains the duties to control specific worksite health and safety risks Equivalent to the duties under the old Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations which Part 4 replaces Applies to all construction sites Duties on every contractor & every other person who controls construction work The wording and style has been updated and structure altered in parts, but retains most of the basic requirements of the original regulations.

Duties to control worksite health and safety There are some changes however: –Good order now requires a site to be identified by suitable signs, be fenced off or both in accordance with the level of risk –New requirement to record in writing arrangements for demolition and dismantling –Excavations, cofferdams & caissons provisions have been extensively rewritten to make them more succinct and cohesive

Duties to control worksite health and safety –Duties on reports and inspections have been restructured –Rest facilities, now requires seats with backs (specific requirement of the European directive – only required if replacing existing seating) –Training and competence, specific requirements covered in the general part of the regulations