CDM Regulations Training Course

1 – Introduction to CDM 2015

The first topic details the incident reports of worker injury and fatalities in the construction industry. It explains the purpose of the CDM 2015 regulations and where the regulations apply. The topic also explains what happens when the CDM 2015 regulations are breached. You will learn about the term ‘dutyholder’ and the 3 phases of a construction project. Finally, the topic identifies other health and safety legislation that is relevant to the construction sector.

2 – Ensuring health and safety in construction

The second topic covers the general principles of prevention specified in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. It explains the considerations when appointing dutyholders to a construction project. The topic also explains the importance of providing supervision, instructions and information to the workforce. Lastly, it covers the need for cooperation, communication and coordination between dutyholders and the duty on principal contractors to consult and engage with all workers on site.

3 – The Client

The third topic explains the terms ‘commercial client’ and ‘domestic client’ and identifies when the client duties are passed on to other dutyholders. It also covers what the Client Brief is, and what information it should include. The topic explains the duty to provide pre-construction information and the potential consequences if the client does not comply with their duties. Lastly, it details how CDM 2015 applies to domestic clients.

4 – The Designer and Principal Designer

The fourth topic explains who is a Designer and who is a Principal Designer and details their duties under the CDM 2015. The topic also explains the role of the Designer and Principal Designer on domestic products.

5 – The Contractor and Principal Contractor

This topic explains who is a Contractor and who is a Principal Contractor and details their duties under the CDM 2015. The topic also explains the role of the Contractor and Principal Contractor on domestic products.

6 – The Workers

This topic explains who is classed as a worker and their duties with respect to Health and Safety. The topic also covers the employer’s duty to consult workers on Health and Safety matters and their duty to train the workforce. Finally, the topic covers the employer’s duty to inform workers or their workers’ representatives on any health and safety matters that affect them.

7 – The notification of projects

This topic explains the conditions that make a project notifiable and who receives the notification. It also explains what information must be included in the notification and, finally, how to make an online notification.

8 – The Construction Phase Plan (CPP)

This topic explains the purpose and contents of the Construction Phase Plan. It also covers who is responsible for producing the Construction Phase Plan and when this plan must be provided.

9 – General safety requirements

This topic describes the general safety requirements that are given in Part 4 of CDM 2015. It explains how these general safety requirements apply to all tasks and activities on all construction sites. The general safety requirements include good order and site security, stable structures and safe demolitions, explosives, excavations, cofferdams and caissons. It also includes energy distribution installations, prevention of drowning, traffic routes, vehicles and passengers, risk from fire, flooding or asphyxiation, fire prevention, detection and emergency procedures and environmental conditions.

10 – The Health and Safety File

This topic explains what the Health and Safety File is, and what it should contain. It also covers who is responsible for producing the Health and Safety File and when the Health and Safety File must be provided.

11 – The information flow

The final topic outlines how different types of information relate to each other in a construction project involving more than one contractor. It summarises the responsibilities of the principal duty holders.