Essential CDM 2015 Regulatory Guides UK for Construction Projects

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CDM inspector showing a client and architect that a Principal Designer appointment must be in writing

The Client Assumed Their Architect Was Handling CDM

The client assumed their architect was "handling CDM." No written appointment had been made. Then HSE visited. This is an anonymised account of a situation we encounter more often than we should.

Paul Scanlon

Jul 301 min read

CDM inspector serving a prohibition notice that stopped work on an occupied refurbishment

The Notice That Stopped the Job

The job stopped at 9am. Not by choice — by order. A commercial client engaged a contractor for a phased refurbishment of an occupied building.

Paul Scanlon

Jul 301 min read

CDM inspector explaining that a rolling maintenance programme is construction work under CDM 2015

Planned Preventative Maintenance and CDM 2015

The client called it "planned preventative maintenance." CDM 2015 called it construction work. HSE agreed. This is an anonymised account of how scope creep created a significant compliance gap.

Paul Scanlon

Jul 301 min read

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