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May 28th, 2014
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It doesn’t matter whether you are working on a property extension or an Olympic stadium, the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2007 apply to almost everybody involved in construction work.
The construction industry remains very high risk, so improving the safety of your site is an essential safety component.
Regardless of a site’s size, CDM can help you to:
Everyone controlling site work has health and safety responsibilities. Those with legal duties are typically known as ‘duty holders’.
Under CDM 2007, duty holders are classed as:
When safety systems are inadequate or fail, the risk of a dangerous or fatal accident at your site exponentially increases.
Other common outcomes include:
In the most serious circumstances, you may be prosecuted.
New proposals put forward by the Health and Safety Executive could indeed see a regulative overhaul of the construction industry.
As part of the suggested changes, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007) would be overwritten by a more efficient set of regulations.
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May 28th, 2014
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