Understanding the construction (design and management) regulations 2007

A one day workshop to help those involved in construction, renovation or demolition work to understand their duties under the CDM Regulations 2007.  This course is based on the revised and simplified CDM Regulations which came into force in April 2007.

Getting the business benefits

This course allows participants to 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.

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.

What skills and information will they learn?

On successful completion of this course, the participants 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, including clients, CDM co-ordinators, designers, principal contractors and other contractors
  • Understand the importance of the construction phase health and safety plan, and what information it should include
  • Understand what information needs to be gathered during a construction project to create the health and safety file.

Course content

This course focuses on the requirements in the CDM Regulations to properly plan and manage construction work.  It does not cover Part 4 of the Regulations (Duties relating to health and safety on construction sites) in detail.

A comprehensive course manual is provided. The key elements of the course include:

Introduction

  • The principles behind the CDM Regulations
  • Overview of the CDM Regulations

Definitions

When do the CDM Regulations apply?

  • Notification of projects to the Health and Safety Executive

Competence

  • Appointing and engaging duty holders
  • Assessing competence

Co-operation and co-ordination

The general principles of prevention

All construction projects

  • Clients
  • Designers
  • Contractors

Notifiable projects

  • Clients’ additional responsibilities
  • Designers’ additional responsibilities
  • CDM co-ordinator
  • Principal contractor
  • Contractors’ additional responsibilities

The health and safety file
Health and safety on construction sites

Course information and how to book

This one day course is offered as either an in-house or public course. The in-house course costs £1,500 + VAT for up to 20 participants, a cost of £75 + VAT per head for a full course.

For further details, please call us on +44 (0)20 7240 3388 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Our public training courses are managed for us by BIFM.  For more information please visit www.bifm-training.co.uk/facilities-management-training.htm

What did previous participants think?

 "Well structured and presented."

 "Excellent pace and knowledge."

"Very good, comprehensive instruction of a course and subject alien to most attendees. Good interactive skills."

"Very good. Very valuable. Good insight into the CDM Regulations."

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 April 2008 )