15/11/2013 1 ICE & IOSH Merseyside CDM project lifecycle and best practice 12 th November 2013 Speaker: Dave Haddon CMIOSH 1st Choice Health and Safety Ltd www.1stchoicehealthandsafetyltd.co.uk 1 Session outline • Typical project lifecycle • Does CDM apply to my project? • Brief outline of duties • Best practice, competence and lessons learned • Anticipated legal changes 2 Disclaimer Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed on any matters by the presenters or participants during or in connection with this presentation are solely the views of the authors of the respective comments and/or opinions and must not be taken to be the views of ICE or any other organisation. ICE makes no representations, warranties or assurances concerning any information provided in these presentations and accept no responsibility for the content and/or accuracy 3 Typical project lifecycle Five phases of construction projects for H&S purposes, regardless of project size:- 1) Concept and feasibility 2) Design and planning 3) Tender/selection of contractors 4) Construction phase 5) Commissioning and handover N.B. Construction work is not just “new-build” 4 Examples - 1 Construction work includes:- • Building works, e.g. new buildings with foundations • Renovation, e.g. non-structural improvements • Alteration, e.g. structural modification/conversion • Maintenance of existing premises (occupied or unoccupied), e.g. minor repairs, repainting, replacing roof tiles, re-glazing windows 5 Examples - 2 • Civil engineering or engineering construction work, e.g. drainage, roads, bridges, railways. • Decommissioning, e.g. services isolation & removal • Demolition, e.g. breaking down, removing • Dismantling, e.g. disassembly of structures A construction site is where construction work occurs 6
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15/11/2013
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ICE & IOSH
Merseyside
CDM project lifecycle
and best practice
12th
November 2013
Speaker: Dave Haddon CMIOSH
1st Choice Health and Safety Ltd
www.1stchoicehealthandsafetyltd.co.uk 1
Session outline
• Typical project
lifecycle
• Does CDM apply
to my project?
• Brief outline of
duties
• Best practice,
competence and
lessons learned
• Anticipated legal
changes 2
Disclaimer
Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed on any matters by the presenters or participants during or in connection with this presentation are solely the views of the authors of the respective comments and/or opinions and must not be taken to be the views of ICE or any other organisation. ICE makes no representations, warranties or assurances concerning any information provided in these presentations and accept no responsibility for the content and/or accuracy
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Typical project lifecycle
Five phases of construction projects for H&S
purposes, regardless of project size:-
1) Concept and feasibility
2) Design and planning
3) Tender/selection of contractors
4) Construction phase
5) Commissioning and handover
N.B. Construction work is not just “new-build”
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Examples - 1
Construction work includes:-
• Building works, e.g. new buildings with foundations
• Renovation, e.g. non-structural improvements
• Alteration, e.g. structural modification/conversion
• Maintenance of existing premises (occupied or
unoccupied), e.g. minor repairs, repainting, replacing
roof tiles, re-glazing windows
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Examples - 2
• Civil engineering or engineering construction work,
e.g. drainage, roads, bridges, railways.
• Decommissioning, e.g. services isolation & removal
• Demolition, e.g. breaking down, removing
• Dismantling, e.g. disassembly of structures
A construction site is where construction work occurs
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Range of Activities - 1
A wide range of activities will take place during a typical construction project, e.g:-
• Site investigation, e.g. boreholes, asbestos survey
• Site clearance, e.g. removal of hardcore
• Excavation, e.g. earthworks, trench, shaft, tunnel
• Loading, unloading and storage of materials
• Site movements, e.g. plant, vehicles, people
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Range of Activities - 2
• Fabrication of structural parts, installation/removal
• Decoration, refurbishment or redecoration
• Cleaning of structures, e.g. pressure spray or corrosive substances
• Installation, removal and maintenance of services (electricity, water, gas)
• Landscaping
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QUESTION 1
DOES CDM APPLY TO
MY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT?
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ANSWER
YES!
GENERAL CDM
DUTIES FOR ALL
PROJECTS 10
Key Players
ALL PROJECTS:-
• Client
• Designers
• Contractors
PLUS FOR NOTIFIABLE PROJECTS:-
• CDM Co-ordinator
• Principal Contractor
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QUESTION 2
WHEN IS
CONSTRUCTION
WORK NOTIFIABLE?
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ANSWER
LIKELY MORE THAN
30 WORKING DAYS
OF CONSTRUCTION
WORK (OR 500
PERSON DAYS) 13
Project notification
(F10) - 1
CDM Regs Schedule 1:
1) Date of forwarding
2) Exact address of construction site
3) Name of local authority where the site is
located
4) Brief description of the project and the
construction work it includes
5) Client contact details (name, address, tel,
email)
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Project notification
(F10) - 2
6) CDM Co-ordinator contact details (name,
address, tel, email)
7) Principal Contractor contact details (name,
address, tel, email)
8) Date planned for start of construction phase
9) Time allowed by Client for Principal
Contractor planning and preparation for
construction work
10) Planned duration of construction phase
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Project notification
(F10) - 3
11) Estimated maximum number of people at
work on the construction site
12) Planned number of contractors on the
construction site
13) Name and address of any contractor
already appointed
14) Name and address of any designer already
engaged
15) Declaration signed by or on behalf of Client
that he is aware of his CDM Regs duties 16
Everyone’s CDM duties - 1
For all construction projects:
• Check own competence
• Co-operate with others and co-ordinate work so as to ensure the health and safety of construction workers and others who may be affected by the work
• Report obvious risks
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Everyone’s CDM duties - 2
• For any work under their control, comply with the requirements in Schedule 3 of the CDM Regulations, for reports of inspections of excavations, cofferdams and caissons
• For any work under their control, comply with the requirements of Part 4 of the CDM Regulations, for health and safety on construction sites
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Everyone’s CDM duties - 3
• Take account of and apply “the general principles of prevention” when carrying out their duties (L144 Appendix 7):
Avoid risks
Evaluate risks which cannot be avoided
Combat risks at source
Adapt the work to the individual, especially workplace design, choice of work equipment & working/production methods, particularly to alleviate monotony and pre-determined work rate and to reduce their effect on health
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Everyone’s CDM duties - 4
Adapt to technical progress
Replace the dangerous by non-dangerous or less dangerous
Develop a coherent overall prevention policy which covers technology, organisation of work, working conditions, social relationships and the influence of factors relating to the working environment
Give collective protective measures priority over individual protective measures
Give appropriate instructions to employees
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Who is a Client?
• A Client is an organisation or individual for
whom a construction project is carried out.
• Clients only have duties under CDM when
the project is associated with a business or
other undertaking (whether for profit or not).
• Domestic clients have no duties under the
current CDM Regulations
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Exemption of Domestic
Clients
• Domestic clients have no duties under the
current CDM Regulations
• Domestic clients are people who have
construction work carried out on their own
home, where the work is not business-
related, eg. not alterations to a shop or a
rented-out flat
• Designers and contractors working for
domestic clients still have all H&S duties
including CDM requirements
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Client’s CDM Duties - 1
For all projects:
• Check competence and resources of all their appointees
• Ensure there are suitable management arrangements for the project, including:
Health and safety in construction work
Welfare facilities to CDM Regs Schedule 2
Workplace designs to suit the Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992
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Client’s CDM Duties - 2
• Allow sufficient time and resources for all stages
• Ensure that relevant pre-construction information is provided promptly to all designers and contractors, including:
any information about the site or the construction work and any future use as a workplace
the minimum time allowed to client-appointed contractors for planning and preparation before they begin construction work
any information in any existing Health & Safety File
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Client’s CDM Duties - 3
Additionally for notifiable projects:
• Appoint a CDM Co-ordinator, as soon as practicable after any initial design work or other preparation for construction work has begun
• Then appoint a competent principal contractor, as soon as practicable after the Client knows enough about the project to select a suitable appointee
N.B. Client takes on the respective duties by default if the appointments not made, or if gaps in appointments
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Client’s CDM Duties - 4
• Make sure the construction phase does not start unless there are suitable welfare facilities and construction phase plan in place
• Provide CDM co-ordinator with pre-construction information (including the minimum time allowed to the Principal Contractor for planning and preparation for construction work), and information for inclusion in the Health and Safety File
• After the construction phase, keep Health and Safety File available for inspection and revised if necessary
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Who are CDM
Designers?
• Designers are those who have a trade or business
which involves preparing or modifying designs for
construction work and variations.
• Also those who arrange for employees or others
under their control to prepare designs relating to a
structure or part of a structure
• A designer could be an architect, structural
engineer, building surveyor, materials purchaser,
contractor, temporary works engineer, shopfitter etc
• Design includes drawings, design details,
specification, bill of quantities, design calculations
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Designers Duties - 1
For all projects, ensure that:
• Before starting design work, check the Client for the
project is aware of their duties
• Take due account of other design considerations in
performing their CDM design duties
• Design to avoid foreseeable risk to persons during
construction, cleaning, maintenance, and use as a
workplace
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Designers Duties - 2
• In design, eliminate hazards which may give rise to
risks, and reduce risks from any remaining hazards,
giving collective measures priority over individual
measures
• Take account of the Workplace (HSW) Regs 1992
provisions relating to design and materials used in
workplace structures
• Provide information with the design about design
aspects, construction and maintenance to assist the
Client, other designers and contractors to comply
with CDM (e.g. notes on drawings , specifications)
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Designers Duties - 3
Additionally where a project is notifiable:
• Shall not commence beyond initial design work
unless a CDM Co-ordinator has been appointed
• Provide information with the design about design
aspects, construction and maintenance to assist the
CDM Co-ordinator to comply with CDM (e.g. notes on
drawings), including in relation to the health and
safety file
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Overseas Designers
For designs prepared or modified outside GB, the
responsibility for ensuring compliance with CDM
designer duties rests with:
• the person who commissions the design if he is
established in GB; or if not established in GB, with
• Provide details to the principal contractor of any contractor whom he engages in connection with carrying out the work.
• Provide any information needed for the health and safety file.
• Inform Principal Contractor of problems with construction phase plan.
• Inform Principal Contractor of any RIDDOR reportable incidents etc.
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CDM Co-ordinator
• Replaces the CDM1994 Planning Supervisor
• Appointed by the Client, on notifiable projects only
• Assists with Health and Safety risk management matters, primarily for planning and design (including ongoing design during construction, eg. design changes, temporary works), and as-built information for H&S