Page updated 7 November 2023
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM
2015) set out legal requirements for those involved in
construction projects, from concept to completion. Our CDM training
courses cover what dutyholders must or should do to comply with the
law to ensure projects are carried out in a way that secures health
and safety.
Our two courses, focused on the role of the principal designer
and the client (as defined by CDM 2015), are now available to book.
You can find out more about them below.
CDM and the Role of the Principal Designer (UPDATED
course)
Duration: One day
Course fee: £545 per person
The principal designer (PD) is a key role in CDM 2015. They must
plan, manage and monitor health and safety in the pre-construction
(design) phase of a project. They must also co-ordinate the work of
all the design functions and disciplines in the project team,
ensuring that designers take proper account of the principles of
prevention and any pre-construction information when preparing or
modifying a design. Decisions taken at this point can significantly
influence whether a project is delivered in a way that secures
health and safety and meets the client's brief.
This refreshed course is designed to help
delegates understand the role of the PD and the duties they are
required to fulfil. It utilises the findings from recently
published (2023) independent research commissioned by HSE, which
give a comprehensive and up-to-date insight into how the PD role is
working in practice.
The course will provide information that will help
delegates to:
- have an overview of CDM 2015 and where the PD role fits within
it;
- understand pre-construction information (PCI) requirements and
the PD's role regarding it;
- ensure design work in the pre-construction phase contributes to
positive outcomes though knowledge and application of the
principles of prevention to foreseeable health and safety
risks;
- understand the arrangements required by the PD to plan, manage,
monitor and coordinate the pre-construction phase with a focus on
the flow of health and safety information;
- prepare and handover the health and safety file;
- understand the general CDM duties applicable to everyone on the
project regarding appointments, cooperation, reporting and the
provision of information; and
- understand the associated skills, knowledge, experience and
organisational capabilities required to deliver the PD role and the
challenges different contracts / project types may bring.
This course is for those classified as 'designers' under CDM
2015 and could be appointed as PD, or those who need an
understanding of the duties of a PD as part of another role.
Delegates who have previously attended training from HSE on the
role of the PD may chose to attend as a refresher or update.
Book now
CDM and the Role of the Client (NEW course)
Duration: One day
Course fee: £545 per person
Clients are organisations or individuals for whom a construction
project is carried out. They have specific legal duties under the
CDM 2015 regulations. This is because the client is a major
influence over the way a project is procured and managed.
Regardless of the size of the project, the client has contractual
control, appoints designers and contractors and determines the
money, time and other resources available. They set the project's
culture and standards of performance through their commitment,
behaviour and relationships with the project team.
Our new 'Role of the Client' course is designed
to help delegates understand the responsibilities of a client under
CDM 2015 in ensuring that health and safety performance is an
integral component of effective project management and delivery. A
safe and healthy project will also deliver a timely, cost effective
and quality product.
It will provide information that will help delegates
to:
- have an overview of CDM 2015 and where the client role fits
within it;
- understand who the client is on different projects, including
where there may be more than one;
- know about the health and safety considerations, expectations
and management arrangements a client has to make for a project and
how these can be communicated through things like a client's
brief;
- ensure the provision of adequate welfare facilities;
- understand the requirements for pre-construction information
(PCI), the construction phase plan (CPP) and health and safety file
(HSF) together with suitable arrangements for their delivery;
- know what is involved in assembling the project team including
the appointments of a Principal Designer and Principal
Contractor;
- know which projects are notifiable and the arrangements for
this;
- understand the general CDM duties applicable to everyone on the
project regarding appointments, cooperation, reporting and the
provision of information.
This course is for anyone who commissions construction or
maintenance work on buildings or other assets or those who need an
understanding of clients' duties as part of another role.
Book now