Health and Safety

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
What would be reasonable for me to do to make sure the client is aware of their duties under the CDM Regulations? CDM	1	531	24 January 2013
I’m a bit confused about whether I should be using design risk assessments, design risk reviews, or some other means of documenting my risk procedures. Can you help me? CDM	1	480	24 January 2013
I thought the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR) required risk assessments, so why don’t I have to do specific design risk assessments? CDM	1	499	24 January 2013
What information do I have to pass on and how should I do it? CDM	1	490	24 January 2013
Do designers have to eliminate all risks? CDM	1	473	24 January 2013
If I am a designer working for a domestic client, do I have to comply with the CDM Regulations? CDM	1	427	24 January 2013
I am a designer; can I also be the CDM co-ordinator for the project? CDM	1	441	24 January 2013
As a designer, what can I do to achieve a successful working relationship with my CDM co-ordinator? CDM	1	415	24 January 2013
As a designer, what do I have to do if the design is carried out in Britain for a project to be built abroad? CDM	1	437	24 January 2013
Who has designer duties when the design is carried out abroad for a project in Britain? CDM	1	464	24 January 2013
Further guidance for designers CDM	1	478	24 January 2013
What are the main duties of the principal contractor? CDM	1	512	24 January 2013
What if the job is not notifiable and there is no principal contractor? CDM	1	486	24 January 2013
Do projects with a domestic client and which last longer than 30 days, or 500 person days of construction work, require a CDM co-ordinator, a principal contractor, a written construction phase plan and a health and safety file? CDM	1	399	24 January 2013
As a principal contractor, when do I have to prepare a construction phase plan for health and safety on the site? CDM	1	513	24 January 2013
Further guidance for principal contractors CDM	1	459	24 January 2013
What are the main duties of contractors under the CDM Regulations? CDM	1	422	24 January 2013
What are the main duties of contractors under the CDM Regulations? CDM	1	423	24 January 2013
As a contractor, what should I do if the job is not notifiable and there is no principal contractor? CDM	1	475	24 January 2013
Regulation 13(6) requires contractors to prevent unauthorised access to sites, and regulation 27(2) requires sites to be identified with signs and/or fenced off. Isn’t this the same thing? CDM	1	459	24 January 2013
What about demolition? CDM	1	495	24 January 2013
Further guidance for contractors CDM	1	454	24 January 2013
I have heard that competence is a key issue in the CDM Regulations. Why is this? CDM	1	414	24 January 2013
What is the definition of competence? CDM	1	530	24 January 2013
How can I ensure the competence of my site-based workforce? CDM	1	477	24 January 2013
What requirements or training cards are needed to work on construction sites? CDM	1	509	24 January 2013
How do I obtain a CSCS card? CDM	1	502	24 January 2013
How do I find a local training course? CDM	1	479	24 January 2013
How do the CDM Regulations encourage better worker engagement? CDM	1	546	24 January 2013
What constitutes pre-construction information? CDM	1	433	24 January 2013