21scheme vtu syllabus of visveraya technological university
CDM 2015 for Designers 2021.pptx
1. CDM 2015 – PRINCIPLES &
PRACTICE FOR DESIGNERS
AKT II – CPD SESSION
2. TONY PUTSMAN
RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
ICE HEALTH & SAFETY EXPERT PANEL
CONIAC – KEEPING PACE WITH CHANGE
Author Practical Guide to Using
the CDM Regulations 2015
Teamwork not Paperwork
3. AIM OF TODAY’S SESSION
Q . What are our duties and responsibilities as designers?
A. It depends!
4. DEFINITIONS
Designer - who attracts the duties under CDM 2015
Person – legal definition v common understanding
Employee - duties under HASAWA 1974
5. DEFINITIONS
designer- ‘ any person who in the course or furtherance of a
business
a) prepares or modifies a design or
b) arranges for, or instructs, any person under their control to do
so.
6. DEFINITIONS
Person – ‘ a body of persons incorporate or unincorporate’
( Interpretation Act 1978)
7. Duties of employees (Health & Safety at Work Act 1974)
Employees must :-
take reasonable care so as not to risk themselves or other people
who may be affected by their acts (or omissions)
Cooperate with their employers on matters of health and safety
20. MAJOR CHANGES TO UK HEALTH & SAFETY LEGISLATION
1974 – Health & Safety at Work Act
1995 – Construction (Design & Management) Regulations
2021?? – Building Safety Bill
21. CDM 2015 – TEN THINGS EVERY DESIGN ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW
22. FIVE THINGS…..
1. Two sides to CDM
2. The UK Legal framework
3. The duty to manage risk
4. The principles of prevention
5. Treat health like safety
23. TWO SIDES OF CDM
Client
Principal
Designer Principal
Contractor
Designer
Contractor
Client
Architect Project Manager
Structural Engineer
Q.S
Building services engineer
Process engineer
Manufacturer
Legal CDM
Contractor
Sub-contractor
Employee
Self-employed
Agency worker
Project CDM
Civil engineer
24. CDM
Regs. 2015
Management of
H&S at Work Regs 1999
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
‘Construction’ Specific
General
Occupational
H&S Legislation
Moral/Ethical Duty
CURRENT H&S LAW
25. ‘A designer has a strong influence during the concept and
feasibility stage of a project. The earliest decisions can
fundamentally affect the health and safety of those who will
construct, maintain, repair, clean ,refurbish and eventually
demolish a building.’
Para 75 - L153 Guidance
WHY IS A DESIGNER IMPORTANT?
26. PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTION (L153 –PAGE 73)
A. Avoiding risks
B. Evaluating risks that cannot
be avoided
C. Combating risk at source
D. Adapting the work to the
individual
E. Adapting to technical
progress
F. Replacing the dangerous with the
non- or less dangerous
G. Developing a coherent overall
prevention policy
H. Giving collective measures priority
over individual protective measures
I. Giving appropriate instructions to
employees
27. Health Summit 2016
Health in Construction Leadership Group
https://player.vimeo.com/video/151709341
SHOUT SAFETY, WHISPER HEALTH?
29. FIVE MORE THINGS…..
1. ‘Significant’ & ‘Particular’ risks
2. CDM as a process
3. The role of the client
4. Regulation 8 – general duties
5. Consulting and engaging with workers
30. CDM 2015 - DEFINITIONS
‘Significant risks’ – not necessarily those that involve the
greatest risks, but those (including health risks) that are not
likely to be obvious, are unusual or are likely to be difficult
to manage effectively
‘Particular risks’ - those that are referred to in Schedule 3
of L153 Managing health and safety in construction.
31. Construction
CDM VIEW OF CONSTRUCTION: PROJECT-BASED PHASES
Client
Principal
Designer
Designers
Contractor /
Worker
Concept
Primary
Design
Detailed
Design
Procurement
Principal
Contractor
Planning
Commercial
Project Strategy
Pre-construction
Information
(Initial)
Pre-construction
Information
(Developed)
Construction
Phase Plan
Significant
Risks
RAMS
33. REGULATION 8 – GENERAL DUTIES
Reg 8(6)- Any person who is required by these Regulations
to provide information or instruction must ensure the
information or instruction is comprehensible…..
