Essential CDM 2015 Regulatory Guides UK for Construction Projects

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CDM inspector asking a client whether they actually read the Construction Phase Plan

Did You Actually Read the Construction Phase Plan

Before your last construction project started on site — did you read the Construction Phase Plan? Not skim it. Actually read it.

Paul Scanlon

Jul 301 min read

CDM inspector explaining what suitable arrangements means under Regulation 4 of CDM 2015

Regulation 4: What Suitable Arrangements Actually Means

Regulation 4 of CDM 2015 is four paragraphs long. Most clients have never read it. Those four paragraphs create the entire framework of client duty under the regulations. And they are more demanding — and more specific — than most clients realise.

Paul Scanlon

Jul 301 min read

CDM inspector pointing to organisational capability, the fourth part of the Regulation 8 competence test

Regulation 8: The Four-Part Competence Test

Regulation 8 of CDM 2015 uses a four-part test for competence. Most clients only check one of the four.

Paul Scanlon

Jul 301 min read

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