Course description
Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility’ is an adage we all hear and say. It is a truth that is not always demonstrated by our working practices. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) confirm the actions we should all take to ensure our safety and the safety of others, whether we are working in a client organisation, as part of a design team or as a contractor on site.
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations place specific responsibilities on duty holders, including designers and contractors, and make them accountable for the consideration and management of health and safety on construction sites. This CDM Regulations course has been designed to provide learners with practical knowledge of key duty holder requirements under the new CDM Regulations.
The aim of the Regulations is to minimise the risk of serious injuries and workplace fatalities on construction sites. By taking this course, learners will understand the importance of planning for and integrating safety management into the planning and design stages of construction projects and ensure that their work practices are complying with the law.
Our CDM Regulations Training covers everything you need to know about planning, managing, and maintaining everyone’s safety throughout a construction project. With CPD Accreditation and IOSH Approval, this course will help guide you towards compliance with current legislation. Understand the CDM Regulations and learn how to effectively plan your projects with this short course.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations Training course has been designed for:
- Anyone who is a key duty holder, whether they are the client, the principal contractor, the principal designer, the designers or sub-contractors.
- Workers of any role working on a construction site. These workers will be made aware of the responsibilities by understanding the purpose of the CDM Regulations.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of this Construction Design Management (CDM) Training course learners will:
- Have an overview of the CDM Regulations 2015.
- Know what they are required to do by law under CDM Regulations.
- Know how to prepare the pre-construction information.
- Know how to prepare the construction phase plan.
- Know how to prepare the health and safety file.
- Understand why co-operation and co-ordination are integral to the CDM Regulations.
- Understand the importance of integrating safety management in the planning and design stage.
Training Course Content
Day 1
Introduction to CDM Regulations
- Why manage health and safety?
- The costs of accidents.
- Construction industry statistics.
- Why CDM?
- Health and safety culture in the construction industry.
Overview of health and safety law and liabilities
- Criminal and civil law.
- Liability.
- Enforcement and prosecution.
- Compliance – how far do we go?
- Statutory duties.
Day 2
Health and safety law in construction – The current framework
- Framework of relevant legislation.
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act .
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
- Work at Height Regulations 2005.
- Who is responsible for the risks created by construction work?
- Shared workplaces/shared responsibilities.
- Control of contractors – importance of contract law.
Day 3
CDM 2015 – the principles and current best practice
- Scope – what is construction?
- Application – when do they apply?
- The CDM management system.
- Duty holders (client, designer, CDM Co-ordinator, principal contractor, contractor).
- Documents (HSE Notification, H&S Plan, H&S File).
- Management process.
- The 2015 Approved Code of Practice.
- Clarification of roles and responsibilities.
Day 4
Risk assessment and the role of the designer
- Principles of risk assessment.
- Loss prevention/hazard management.
- What is a suitable risk assessment?
- Design v construction risk assessment
- The client is a designer?
- Whose risk is it?
Risk assessment exercise
- Understanding the principles of design risk assessment.
- Identifying hazards under the control of clients and designers.
- Quantifying the risk.
Day 5
Key documentation:
- Notification,
- Pre-construction information,
- Construction phase plan,
- Health and safety file
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