What UK SI 2015/51 - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) requires
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (UK SI 2015/51) implement EU Directive 92/57/EEC on minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites and place duties on all parties to a construction project to manage health and safety risks throughout the project lifecycle: Part 1 (Regulations 1-3) sets out introduction and application including extraterritorial scope; Part 2 (Regulations 4-7) establishes client duties as the foundational accountability layer including Regulation 4 client duties in relation to managing projects, Regulation 5 appointment of the principal designer and the principal contractor, Regulation 6 notification requirements (HSE F10 notification for projects exceeding 30 working days with more than 20 workers or 500 person-days), and Regulation 7 application to domestic clients; Part 3 (Regulations 8-15) establishes health and safety duties of designers, principal designers, principal contractors, and contractors; Part 4 (Regulations 16-35) sets out general construction site requirements including site safety, stability, excavations, fire prevention, lighting, and welfare facilities; Part 5 (Regulations 36-39) covers enforcement, transitional provisions, and review; the regulations are enforced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 with civil and criminal penalties for breach.
Pillar: Construction & Real Estate · Authority: Made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 15(1) and 80 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; came into force 6 April 2015 · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/contents/made
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- UK SI 2015/51 Regulation 4(1) CLIENT DUTIES: 'A client must make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including the allocation of sufficient time and other resources.'
- UK SI 2015/51 Regulation 5(1) PRINCIPAL DESIGNER AND PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR APPOINTMENTS: 'Where there is more than one contractor, or if it is reasonably foreseeable that more than one contractor will be working on a project at any time, the client must appoint in writing - (a) a designer with control over the pre-construction phase as principal designer; and (b) a contractor as principal contractor.'
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