1. CDM 2015 in Practice Tim Knowles

2. Key areas to cover What are the major functional changes ?
Why is “Duty to Ensure” important?
Policy and organisational arrangements
SME design and contracting companies
Larger Client – How It’s Applied
Principal Designer observations

3. Major Functional Changes
The full application of the regulations for “more than one contractor”
“Replacing” CDMC with the Principal Designer
Notification threshold
Duty to ensure – Client
Removal of competence
Regulations simplified

4. Why is the Duty to Ensure important
CDM 2015 “A client must ensure that these arrangements [for managing a project] are maintained and reviewed throughout the project” Versus CDM 2007 “The client shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the arrangements (sic) are maintained and reviewed throughout the project”

5. Policy & Organisational Arrangements
Clients determining who is Principal Designer
Statement of compliance not sufficient
Adapting not re-inventing
Working CDM evidence into client and project team arrangements.
Utlising project management functions to evidence client duties being discharged
Evidencing how the arrangements are maintained and reviewed
Proportional application key

6. SME Design & Contracting Companies
Demonstrating the skill, knowledge and experience to carry the duty
Managing the full application of the PD and PC roles on small projects
Fears around insurances
Title of designer to deliver function of PD
Poor advice – Lingering confusion
Continued trend of leaning on consultancy to provide their answers

7. Larger Client – How It’s Applied
Retail Client
Taken full duties of PD in house
Internal Retail Design, Engineering, Environmental and Health and Safety functions
Employing internal CDM resources for Retail Design, Project Design
Employing external CDM advisors for store delivery
12 month internal and external engagement programme

8. Principal Designer Observations
What it really needs (propotionately):
Technical Design Coordinator
Health and Safety professional
In control of the pre-construction phase
Be a designer
The problems?
Fears of liability
No client advisor
Not project cradle to grave

9. Principal Designer Observations cont.
Industry feedback:
A large number of large companies refusing
A large number of CDMC ceasing operations
Internal resourcing of old CDMC
Partnership work with third party (old CDMC)
Architects taking duty, client taking duty and all engaging a CDM “Advisor” for the project on behalf of one or both.
Intention?
Those that make the risk own the risk

10. Summary
It’s your business, your risk, your procurement and your project – simpler regulation means the responsibility sits with you to apply it to how you function.
Sit the duties with the right parties, not a pre-determined title.
If it wasn’t broken, it’s unlikely to need much change
Opportunity to save lifecycle costs and improve consistency of delivery.