A two-day workshop
learning objectives
- A detailed understanding of the CDM 2015 Regulations and how they should work in practice
- An understanding of the key roles (Designer, Principal designer, contractor, principal contractor and client) under CDM 2015
- What constitutes design and when you may be acting as a designer
- The requirements for notification
- Pre construction information, the construction phase plan and the H&S file
- An opportunity for delegates to ask questions and gain clarification on specific project requirements
Expert trainer
Subash is a Past President and current (2015) vice-chair of the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). A Chartered Fellow of IOSH, Subash has a wealth of experience in risk management, having worked across a range of sectors and disciplines in a truly diverse 25-year career to date.
Session outline
1. Introduction
- Why manage health and safety?
- The costs of accidents
- Construction industry statistics
- Why CDM 2015?
2. Overview of health and safety law and liabilities
- Criminal and civil law
- Liability
- Enforcement and prosecution
- Compliance – how far do we go?
- Statutory duties
3. Health and safety law in construction – the current framework
- Framework of relevant legislation:
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Who is responsible for the risks created by construction work?
- Shared workplaces/shared responsibilities
- Control of contractors – importance of contract law
4. CDM 2015 – the principles and current best practice
- Scope – what is construction?
- Application – when do the Regulations apply?
- The CDM management system
- Dutyholders (client, designer, principal designer, principal contractor, contractor)
- Documents (pre construction information, Notification, construction phase Plan, H&S File)
- Management process
- The 2015 HSE guidance / industry best practice
- Clarification of roles and responsibilities
5. Competence under CDM 2015
- What is ‘Competence’?
- The criteria to be used in construction
- Achieving continuous improvement
6. Part 4 Construction Health Safety and Welfare
- Overview of Part 4
- Responsibilities
- Welfare arrangements
7. Risk assessment and the role of the designer
- Principles of risk assessment
- Loss prevention / hazard management
- What is a suitable risk assessment?
- Design v construction risk assessment
- The client is a designer?
- Whose risk is it?
8. Risk assessment exercise
- Understanding the principles of design risk assessment
- Identifying hazards under the control of clients and designers
- Quantifying the risk
