CDM regulations 2015 - are you aware of your new responsibilities?

Published on 7th April 2015

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 came into force on Monday 6th April 2015. It is vitally important that all interior designers, educate themselves immediately about their new responsibilities to ensure they are compliant. The key changes are as follows:

The revised Regulations apply to all projects including domestic client projects;
All projects must have a written construction phase plan;
The role of CDM co-ordinator has been replaced with the new role of principal designer
There is a duty to make sure all persons doing the job have the right skills, knowledge, training and experience
A principal designer and principal contractor must be appointed on projects that have more than one contractor.

The Construction Industry Training Board has published a series of guides for Clients, Principal Designers, Designers, Principal Contactors, Contractors and Workers which you may find useful. These can be downloaded here.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a free guidance document called ‘Managing health and safety in construction’ which can downloaded here.

The BIID will be publishing further information over the coming weeks, and a CPD on the new regulations will be announced shortly.

Please note: the Institute recommends that any Member who is considering acting as Principal Designer, as defined by the new regulations, seeks specialist advice before taking on this role and all its accompanying responsibilities.