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CDM REGULATIONS 2015: HSE PUBLISH FURTHER FAQ’s
New CDM 2015 guidance now published on HSE website
The HSE responses to a number of CDM 2015 Frequently Asked Questions have today (20 October 2015) been published on the HSE website.
Similar questions and earlier responses are already published on the CITB website although the questions and HSE responses are not exactly the same as those on the CITB website. It is not clear which response take priority.
In the absence of further HSE clarification it would seem sensible to assume that where there is any contradiction between the HSE and CITB websites the HSE responses take precedence!
Quick Link to Latest HSE FAQ’s
Example: Principal Designer Questions
“I was a CDM co-ordinator under CDM 2007. Can I now work as a principal designer (PD)?
No, not necessarily. To work as a PD, you must be a designer:
- You might be an architect, consulting engineer, quantity surveyor or anyone who specifies and alters designs as part of their work.
- You might also be a contractor/builder, commercial client, tradesperson or anyone who carries out design work, or arranges for or instructs people under your control to do so.
You must have the right mix of skills, knowledge, experience and (if an organisation) organisational capability to allow you to carry out all of the functions and responsibilities of a PD for the project in hand, and be in control of the pre-construction phase.
I was an architect/designer on the planning and Building Regulations stages of a project and I am no longer involved with the project. Who will take on the role of principal designer (PD)?
The client has the duty to appoint the PD. If you are no longer involved with the project, the client must appoint another PD. You will still be responsible for the design decisions you made in preparing the original plans. The new PD must then take responsibility for any design decisions made following their appointment.
If the client fails to appoint the PD, then the client assumes the role.
I’m a client, can I take on the Principal Designer (PD) role?
Yes. You can choose to take on the PD role yourself. If you do you must have the skills, knowledge, experience and(if an organisation) organisational capability, to carry out all the functions and responsibilities of the PD.”
CDM 2015 Information and Templates
See CDM 2015 Survey Results for the findings of our CDM 2015 Five Minute Online Survey.
We have published a great deal of further information and templates designed to support Clients, Designers, Principal Designers/Contractors and Contractors in meeting their duties under CDM Regulations 2015.
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