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Health
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Executive
Executive
Construction (Design and
Management) Regulations 2007
Overview
Version: September 07
Overview of the construction
industry
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Output - 8% of UK GDP
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190,000 companies (95% employ < 10)
1.75M site workers and 450K professionals and
consultants (8% of working population)
Over 200+ key stakeholders
No entry threshold/transitory workplaces
£17bn unofficial economy
Disproportionate level of fatals, major injuries
and incidents of ill-health
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Key health and safety statistics
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32% of all worker fatalities (77 killed in
2006/07)
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15% of all major employee injuries (3677 in
2005/06)
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7492 over 3-day injuries to employees
(2005/06)
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86,000 suffering from work-related ill health
(2005/06)
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3.2M working days lost per year due to
injury and ill health (2005/06)
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Fatal and injury trends
(Percentage incidence rate changes against targets)
30%
Fatal rate
change
(Workers)
20%
10%
Major Injury
rate change
(Employees)
0%
-10%
Over 3-day
injury rate
change
(Employees)
Industry
Target
-20%
-30%
-40%
PSA Target
-50%
-60%
% RHS
Target
-70%
99/00
00/01
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02/03
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04/05 05/06p 06/07
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08/09
09/10
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Background – CDM 94
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Construction (Design & Management)
Regulations 1994 implemented key aspects of a
construction European Directive
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Identified the need to reduce risk by better
co-ordination, management and co-operation
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For the first time the duties on clients and
designers were made more explicit
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CDM 94 led to a major change in how the
industry managed health and safety
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CDM 94 - Why Change?
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Concerns from industry and HSE that CDM 94
was not delivering the improvements in health
and safety that were expected of it
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Slow acceptance, particularly amongst clients
and designers
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Effective planning, management,
communications and co-ordination less than
expected
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Competence of organisations and individuals
slow to improve
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Defensive verification approach adopted by
many – led to complexity and bureaucracy
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History of CDM 2007
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Extensive consultation and partnership working
between industry and HSE
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September 2002 - Discussion Document
‘Revitalising Health and Safety in Construction’
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March 2005 - HSC publish Consultation
Document with draft Regulations – which
combine CDM 94 and Construction (Health,
Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1996
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December 2005 - HSC agreed Regulations
should be supported by an Approved Code of
Practice and industry produced guidance
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CDM 2007 came into force April 2007
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The objectives of CDM 2007
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Simplify the regulations and improve
clarity
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Maximise their flexibility
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Strengthen requirements on co-operation
and co-ordination- encourage better
integration
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Simplify competence assessment, reduce
bureaucracy and raise standards
Focus on planning and management, not
‘The Plan’ and other paperwork
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Structure of CDM 2007
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Five parts
– Part 1: Introduction
– Part 2: General management duties applying
to all construction projects
– Part 3: Additional duties where projects are
notifiable
– Part 4: Worksite health and safety
requirements
– Part 5: General
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Supported by a CDM 2007 Approved Code of
Practice (ACoP)
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CDM 2007 – key points
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Regulations apply to all construction work
Notification triggers appointment of additional duty
holders and duties in Part 3 of the Regulations
– Principal contractor (PC)
– CDM co-ordinator (role of planning supervisor under CDM
94 has been removed)
– Notification to HSE (F10 Form)
– Construction phase plan (requirement for pre-construction
plan under CDM 94 removed)
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– Health and safety file
Most duties remain on clients, designers & contractors
regardless of notification
Greater clarity in relation to competence assessment
and new competence criteria in the ACoP
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Trigger for Appointments
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Notifiable construction work under CDM 2007 are
construction projects with a:
– Non-domestic client
and involve
– Construction work lasting longer than 30 days
or
– Construction work involving 500 person days
Note – Trigger under CDM 94 had been more complex
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HSE’s expectations on the
construction industry
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A change in attitude is needed to deliver the
much needed improvements in construction
health and safety
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A ‘business as usual’ approach is not acceptable
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Focus on effective planning and managing risk
Industry needs to take ownership of the
management of health and safety risks, show
leadership and work in partnership
Ensure people are competent
Reduce bureaucracy & paperwork
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CDM 2007 – Key messages
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Industry and HSE have worked in partnership to
revise and simply the CDM Regulations and
combine them with the CHSW Regulations
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The new regulations apply if you are involved in
construction and will help you to improve health
and safety in the industry
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The aims of the new regulations are to have the
right people for the right job at the right time to
manage risks on site, reduce paperwork and
encourage teamwork
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Focus on effective planning and managing risk
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