What is CDM Regulations 2015?

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 set out the health and safety duties for everyone involved in a construction project. For notifiable projects — those lasting more than 30 working days with more than 20 workers simultaneously, or exceeding 500 person-days — a Principal Designer and Principal Contractor must be formally appointed and a Construction Phase Plan and Health and Safety File produced. The client must notify the HSE using an F10 notification before notifiable work begins. All clients, designers and contractors have duties regardless of project size. CDM aims to ensure health and safety is considered at every stage from design through to eventual demolition.