Health and Safety

Question 1

What are the client duties under cdm 2015?

Answer 1

Clients now responsible for design work
Welfare facilities
Allocating time and resource
Appointing contractors and designers with appropriate skill levels

Question 2

What makes a project cdm notifiable?

Answer 2

More than 30 days continuously on site with 20 men or

500 man hours

Question 3

What is the over arching health and safety act?

Answer 3

Health and safety at work at 1974

Question 4

What RICS guidance is available on health and safety?

Answer 4

RICS Surveying Safely 2011

Question 5

Principles of the h&s act 1974

Answer 5

Put responsibility on employers, employees and contractors
Unlimited fines and 2 years imprisonment
Link to cdm regs

Question 6

What are the principal designer duties?

Answer 6

Plan manage monitor Heath and safety in the pre construction phase

Liaise with principal contractor on how to mitigate h&s risks

Question 7

Is there any guidance available on the new cdm regs?

Answer 7

Yes - RICS publication 2015 “managing h&s in construction”