Regulation Deep-Dive ·
A PDF with red clouds on it is not a design review record
A marked-up PDF is a picture of a design review, not a record of one. Here is what a review record needs to show.
Regulation Deep-Dive
Individual CDM 2015 regulations and Building Safety Act duties, explained in practical terms.
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Changing a detail on site? Under CDM 2015, you may now be the designer
Swapped a lintel or changed a fixing on site? Under CDM 2015 that is design work, and Regulation 9 applies to whoever made the change.
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CDM 2015 client duties: what Regulation 4's suitable arrangements mean
Regulation 4 of CDM 2015 is where the client's duties start. What "suitable arrangements" means in practice, the other duties in the same regulation, and what a client actually has to do.
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What Must a Construction Phase Plan Actually Contain
"What actually needs to be in a Construction Phase Plan?" is one of the most searched CDM questions — and one of the most poorly answered in practice.
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The health and safety file under CDM 2015: what goes in it and who keeps it
The health and safety file is the record the next team will rely on to work on the building safely. Who prepares it, what goes in it, what stays out, and what the client must do with it after handover.
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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.
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The Gateway Process and the Gateway 2 Hard Stop
On a higher-risk building, there is a hard legal stop before you can start construction. Many clients don't know it exists.
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No principal contractor appointed? Under CDM 2015 the duties fall to the client
Where a project has more than one contractor, CDM 2015 requires a written appointment of a principal contractor. If the client does not make one, the role does not disappear: the client carries it.