CASA Safety Training Services

TRAINING COURSE FACT SHEET

Managing Health and Safety in Construction:

(Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007)

INTRODUCTION

This 1 day course of training will help ‘duty holders’ attending understand their responsibilities for managing health and safety, from the concept of the project through to the completion of the build and onto maintenance of the finished structure. It will introduce duty holders to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and the industry Guidance, and outline the responsibilities of the Client, Designer, CDM Coordinator and Principal Contractor and Contractor; and introduce ‘practical application’ opportunities for compliance.

COURSE AIMS

• Bring duty holders up to date with the CDM 07 Regulations and requirements for the management and organisation of construction sites;
• Help duty holders recognise and understand their own safety, health and welfare management responsibilities for projects;
• Assist guide, and encourage duty holders to develop their knowledge of practical arrangements for compliance;
• Provide opportunities and examples for duty holders to gain knowledge of arrangements for the management of safety, health and welfare
• Assist and encourage course members to develop management techniques and methods for dealing with future safety, health and welfare matters

COURSE OUTLINE

• Overview of the Regulations and the reasons and need for change
• Application and Notification
• Competence, Co-ordination, Communication, Co-operation
• Duty holders and summary of compliance needs
• Industry Guidance for each ‘duty holder’

• The Client
• Who are Clients?
• Appointments
• Provision of information
• Managing arrangements for the project

• The CDM Coordinator
• Notification
• Giving advice
• Co-ordination and Co-operation
• Information management

• The Designer
• Who are Designers?
• What they should do for all projects?
• Co-operation and co-ordination
• Hazard elimination and risk reduction

• The Principal Contractor
• Planning, resourcing, managing and monitoring
• Competence, co-operation, co-ordination, consultation
• Health and safety plan
• Managing health and safety on construction sites

• Contractors
• Competence, co-operation, co-ordination, consultation
• Information management (risk dissemination, Riddor etc)
• Planning and managing construction work
• Compliance with Part 4 and Schedule 2 (construction regulations)

• The Pre-construction Information Pack
• Suggested typical content headings

• The construction phase plan
• Suggested typical content headings

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

At the end of the course duty holders will have a clearer understanding of their responsibilities under the CDM Regulations 2007 and how their duties can be met.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is suitable for all duty holders who need to increase their knowledge and understanding of the practical arrangements necessary for compliance with the regulations.