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Selecting & Controlling Contractors on Site (Code 1002SITE)

11th February 2010 (9:00AM)

Location Central London
Contact Kay Morrow
Email info@bifm-training.co.uk
Tel 020 7404 4440
Website www.bifm-training.com
Details BIFM Training

Understanding the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

Aim

To explain the key aspects of the CDM Regulations and the legal duties and roles of everyone involved in a construction project

Objectives

By the end of this course you will:

Understand the main requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
Be able to identify when the CDM Regulations apply
Understand the roles of the duty holders: clients, CDM co-ordinators, designers, principal contractors and other contractors
Be able to identify what you need to do to comply with the Regulations
Understand the importance of the pre-construction information, the construction phase plan and the health and safety file, and what information they should include

Description

This course ensures participants understand their legal obligations and the roles of everybody involved in a construction project. This knowledge will help to ensure that the project is properly planned and is safely completed to specification on time and budget, minimising the disruption to the rest of the business.

It focuses on the management and design requirements of the CDM Regulations, and only provides a brief overview of the duties relating to health and safety on construction sites.

Who should attend?
Everyone who has duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, including clients who commission any construction, renovation or demolition work, Facilities Managers, contractors, designers, project managers and planners.

Course contents
• Introduction
- The principles behind the CDM Regulations
- Overview of the CDM Regulations
• Underlying legal requirements
• Definitions
• When do the CDM Regulations apply?
- Notification of projects to the Health and Safety Executive
• Competence, co-operation and co-ordination
• Principles of prevention
• Duties for all construction projects
- Clients, including pre-construction information
- Designers, including risk assessment and control
- Contractors

• Duties for notifiable construction projects
- Clients
- Designer(s)
- The CDM Co-ordinator
- The principal contractor, including the construction phase plan
- Contractors and the self-employed
• Assessing competence
• The Health and Safety file
• Health & safety on construction sites – an overview
 

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