Essential CDM 2015 Regulatory Guides UK for Construction Projects

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.

The Principal Designer is the most misappointed role in CDM 2015. Either it is not appointed at all. Or it is appointed too late. Or it is appointed to someone without the skills and influence to perform it effectively.

When did you appoint your Principal Designer — at concept, or once the drawings were already done? Timing is where most client compliance gaps begin.

On a Design and Build contract, who is responsible for design compliance? Most clients get this wrong. The assumption is simple: the contractor takes the design, so the contractor takes the duty.

"Our CDM Coordinator is handling it." If someone on your project team holds that title, there is something important you need to know.