As a client, you may be held liable for failure to comply with construction regulations during a construction project you have commissioned. Clients have a pivotal role to play in ensuring that construction work is effectively managed so that it is executed without risks to health and safety. This report aims to give you an understanding of the construction regulations and how to integrate them into your health and safety management programme.

Contents:

• The need for and the development of CDM
• Legal framework for health and safety in construction
• The nine point plan for clients
• Reviewing policy, organisation and arrangements
• Deciding where CDM applies
• Appointing an agent or other clients
• Appointing planning supervisors, principal contractors, designers and other contractors
• The health and safety plan
• The health and safety file