Much construction work is associated with high numbers of fatalities and major injuries, partly due to the hazardous nature of the activities. The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) aim to reduce fatalities and injuries by imposing health and safety management arrangements in all but the smallest and lower risk projects (see EEF Health and Safety Summary Sheet A17).
The replace the 1994 regulations and the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996.
This section focuses on the duties of clients under the CDM regulations and is addressed to ‘you’ as the client.