# CDM **URL:** https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/c/health-and-safety/cdm/31.md?page=2 [Latest](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [As a client, should I carry out detailed checks and get involved in the construction work itself?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/as-a-client-should-i-carry-out-detailed-checks-and-get-involved-in-the-construction-work-itself/1309)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:43 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/as-a-client-should-i-carry-out-detailed-checks-and-get-involved-in-the-construction-work-itself/1309 "2013-01-24T13:43:35Z")
--- ## [What about larger projects? Surely these are too complex for clients to know what is needed?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-about-larger-projects-surely-these-are-too-complex-for-clients-to-know-what-is-needed/1310)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:42 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-about-larger-projects-surely-these-are-too-complex-for-clients-to-know-what-is-needed/1310 "2013-01-24T13:42:52Z")
--- ## [Can a client appoint a ‘client’s agent’?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-a-client-appoint-a-client-s-agent/1311)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:42 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-a-client-appoint-a-client-s-agent/1311 "2013-01-24T13:42:14Z")
--- ## [Can a client appoint someone else to meet the client’s duties on their behalf?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-a-client-appoint-someone-else-to-meet-the-client-s-duties-on-their-behalf/1312)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:41 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-a-client-appoint-someone-else-to-meet-the-client-s-duties-on-their-behalf/1312 "2013-01-24T13:41:48Z")
--- ## [As a client, do I have to provide information about the site to contractors I am thinking of appointing to carry out the work?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/as-a-client-do-i-have-to-provide-information-about-the-site-to-contractors-i-am-thinking-of-appointing-to-carry-out-the-work/1313)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:41 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/as-a-client-do-i-have-to-provide-information-about-the-site-to-contractors-i-am-thinking-of-appointing-to-carry-out-the-work/1313 "2013-01-24T13:41:22Z")
--- ## [As a client, do I have to provide information about asbestos that may be present in the structure?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/as-a-client-do-i-have-to-provide-information-about-asbestos-that-may-be-present-in-the-structure/1314)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:40 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/as-a-client-do-i-have-to-provide-information-about-asbestos-that-may-be-present-in-the-structure/1314 "2013-01-24T13:40:53Z")
--- ## [What are the requirements for projects for voluntary organisations, eg scout huts, churches etc?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-are-the-requirements-for-projects-for-voluntary-organisations-eg-scout-huts-churches-etc/1315)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:40 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-are-the-requirements-for-projects-for-voluntary-organisations-eg-scout-huts-churches-etc/1315 "2013-01-24T13:40:16Z")
--- ## [Further guidance for clients](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/further-guidance-for-clients/1316)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:39 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/further-guidance-for-clients/1316 "2013-01-24T13:39:46Z")
. --- ## [Further guidance for property developers](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/further-guidance-for-property-developers/1317)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:39 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/further-guidance-for-property-developers/1317 "2013-01-24T13:39:19Z")
. --- ## [Is the CDM co-ordinator the same as the former planning supervisor?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/is-the-cdm-co-ordinator-the-same-as-the-former-planning-supervisor/1318)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:38 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/is-the-cdm-co-ordinator-the-same-as-the-former-planning-supervisor/1318 "2013-01-24T13:38:43Z")
--- ## [What are the main duties of CDM co-ordinators?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-are-the-main-duties-of-cdm-co-ordinators/1319)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:37 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-are-the-main-duties-of-cdm-co-ordinators/1319 "2013-01-24T13:37:17Z")
--- ## [What do you mean by a ‘project adviser’?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-do-you-mean-by-a-project-adviser/1320)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:36 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-do-you-mean-by-a-project-adviser/1320 "2013-01-24T13:36:18Z")
--- ## [When should the CDM co-ordinator be appointed?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/when-should-the-cdm-co-ordinator-be-appointed/1321)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:35 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/when-should-the-cdm-co-ordinator-be-appointed/1321 "2013-01-24T13:35:43Z")
--- ## [Can a CDM co-ordinator be a company or an individual?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-a-cdm-co-ordinator-be-a-company-or-an-individual/1322)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:35 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-a-cdm-co-ordinator-be-a-company-or-an-individual/1322 "2013-01-24T13:35:15Z")
--- ## [Can there be more than one CDM co-ordinator for a project?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-there-be-more-than-one-cdm-co-ordinator-for-a-project/1323)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:34 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-there-be-more-than-one-cdm-co-ordinator-for-a-project/1323 "2013-01-24T13:34:42Z")
--- ## [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?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/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/1324)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:34 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/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/1324 "2013-01-24T13:34:07Z")
--- ## [Who can be a CDM co-ordinator?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/who-can-be-a-cdm-co-ordinator/1325)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:33 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/who-can-be-a-cdm-co-ordinator/1325 "2013-01-24T13:33:41Z")
--- ## [Should the CDM co-ordinator monitor site conditions?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/should-the-cdm-co-ordinator-monitor-site-conditions/1326)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:33 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/should-the-cdm-co-ordinator-monitor-site-conditions/1326 "2013-01-24T13:33:14Z")
--- ## [Further guidance for CDM co-ordinators](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/further-guidance-for-cdm-co-ordinators/1327)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:32 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/further-guidance-for-cdm-co-ordinators/1327 "2013-01-24T13:32:47Z")
. --- ## [Am I a designer?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/am-i-a-designer/1328)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:32 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/am-i-a-designer/1328 "2013-01-24T13:32:16Z")
--- ## [Can you summarise what I should be doing as a designer?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-you-summarise-what-i-should-be-doing-as-a-designer/1329)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:30 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/can-you-summarise-what-i-should-be-doing-as-a-designer/1329 "2013-01-24T13:30:48Z")
--- ## [Do designers have any additional duties if the project is notifiable?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/do-designers-have-any-additional-duties-if-the-project-is-notifiable/1330)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:29 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/do-designers-have-any-additional-duties-if-the-project-is-notifiable/1330 "2013-01-24T13:29:40Z")
. --- ## [What is ‘initial design work’?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-is-initial-design-work/1331)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:29 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-is-initial-design-work/1331 "2013-01-24T13:29:15Z")
--- ## [What would be reasonable for me to do to make sure the client is aware of their duties under the CDM Regulations?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-would-be-reasonable-for-me-to-do-to-make-sure-the-client-is-aware-of-their-duties-under-the-cdm-regulations/1332)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:27 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-would-be-reasonable-for-me-to-do-to-make-sure-the-client-is-aware-of-their-duties-under-the-cdm-regulations/1332 "2013-01-24T13:27:56Z")
--- ## [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?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/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/1333)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:27 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/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/1333 "2013-01-24T13:27:14Z")
--- ## [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?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/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/1334)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:26 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/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/1334 "2013-01-24T13:26:41Z")
--- ## [What information do I have to pass on and how should I do it?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-information-do-i-have-to-pass-on-and-how-should-i-do-it/1335)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:26 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/what-information-do-i-have-to-pass-on-and-how-should-i-do-it/1335 "2013-01-24T13:26:08Z")
--- ## [Do designers have to eliminate all risks?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/do-designers-have-to-eliminate-all-risks/1336)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:25 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/do-designers-have-to-eliminate-all-risks/1336 "2013-01-24T13:25:43Z")
--- ## [If I am a designer working for a domestic client, do I have to comply with the CDM Regulations?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/if-i-am-a-designer-working-for-a-domestic-client-do-i-have-to-comply-with-the-cdm-regulations/1337)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:25 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/if-i-am-a-designer-working-for-a-domestic-client-do-i-have-to-comply-with-the-cdm-regulations/1337 "2013-01-24T13:25:12Z")
--- ## [I am a designer; can I also be the CDM co-ordinator for the project?](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/i-am-a-designer-can-i-also-be-the-cdm-co-ordinator-for-the-project/1338)
**Author:** [@HSE](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/HSE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2013 13:24 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/i-am-a-designer-can-i-also-be-the-cdm-co-ordinator-for-the-project/1338 "2013-01-24T13:24:43Z")
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