Topic: Health & Safety
Method Statements and RAMS explained
Understand Risk Assessments, Method Statements and RAMS: how they differ, how they work together and what good task-specific RAMS should cover.
12 min read
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Topic: CDM
How to appoint a Principal Contractor under CDM 2015
How a client appoints a Principal Contractor under CDM 2015: confirming the role is required, identifying the contractor that genuinely controls the construction phase, checking capability, appointment timing, what the written appointment should cover and what happens if no appointment is made.
8 min read
Topic: CDM
How to appoint a Principal Designer under CDM 2015
How a client appoints a Principal Designer under CDM 2015: confirming the role is required, identifying the designer with control over the pre-construction phase, checking capability, appointment timing, what the written appointment should cover and how long it should last.
9 min read
Topic: CDM
Principal Designer vs Principal Contractor: what is the difference?
How the CDM 2015 Principal Designer and Principal Contractor roles differ, when both are required, who appoints them and how the two roles work together.
8 min read
Topic: CDM
Who can be a Principal Designer under CDM 2015?
Who can be appointed Principal Designer under CDM 2015, the design control the role requires, and how clients should assess skills, knowledge, experience and organisational capability.
8 min read
Topic: CDM
What does competence mean under CDM 2015?
What competence means under CDM 2015, how Regulation 8 uses skills, knowledge, training, experience and organisational capability, and what appointing parties should check.
7 min read
Topic: CDM
CDM compliance checklist: what should you check on a project?
A practical way to review the main CDM 2015 requirements across the life of a project: appointments, pre-construction information, design coordination, the construction phase plan, site arrangements and handover.
9 min read
Topic: CDM
Welfare facilities under CDM 2015: what does a construction site need?
The welfare facilities CDM 2015 requires on a construction site, who is responsible for providing them, when they must be available and what ‘suitable and sufficient’ means in practice.
9 min read
Topic: CDM
Design risk register: what is it and how should it be used under CDM?
What a design risk register is, whether CDM 2015 requires one, which risks belong on it, who should own it and how designers and Principal Designers should use it in practice.
9 min read
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