CDM regulations 2015 explained / Raymond Joyce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, Raymond, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction industry--Safety regulations--Great Britain.

Construction industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : ICE Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

'CDM Regulations 2015 Explained' provides a straightforward, independent and authoritative assessment and analysis of the new 2015 CDM Regulations. The individual roles of each party involved in a construction project are detailed in light of the latest updates to the regulations. The book navigates through the radical changes from the previous CDM Regulations and includes helpful checklists to assist each of the duty holders to comply with their obligations and avoid the penalties of non-compliance.

Contents:

Intro

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Have the CDM Regulations improved the health and safety record?

The origin and evolution of the CDM Regulations

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Introduction

Common law

Reasonably practicable

UK legislation

European health and safety initiative

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Application of the Regulations

Construction work

Notification

Duty holders

The client

The principal designer

The designer

The principal contractor

Other contractors

Construction phase plan

Health and safety file

Revocations and amendments

Periodic review of the Regulations

Published guidance

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Appointing a contractor

Cooperation

Duty to warn

Prevention

Communication and documentation

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Duties

Sanitary conveniences

Washing facilities

Drinking water

Changing rooms and lockers

Facilities for rest

First aid

Concluding remarks

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Duties relating to health and safety on construction sites

Safe places of construction work

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Site movement

Traffic routes

Vehicles

Emergency procedures

Emergency routes and exits

Lighting

Site environment

Good order and site security

Fresh air

Temperature and weather protection

Construction of structures

Stability of structures

Excavations

Cofferdams and caissons

Reports of inspections

Specific hazards

Demolition or dismantling

Explosives

Energy distribution installations

Prevention of drowning

Prevention of risk from fire, flooding or asphyxiation

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The test of suitability and competence

Competence for individuals

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Client types

Domestic clients

The Crown as client

Local authorities and public bodies as clients.

Insurance and warranty claims

Developers

Private finance initiative, public-private partnership and similar forms of procurement

Agreement between clients

General duties

Arrangements for managing projects

Provision of information

Duty to make appointments

Appointment of a principal designer and a principal contractor

Timing of the appointments

Duty to review the appointments

Duty of the client in the absence of appointments

Duty to provide information

Commencement of the construction phase

Duty in relation to the health and safety file

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Definition

Appointment of the principal designer

Non-domestic clients

Who can be the principal designer?

The client as principal designer

The principal contractor as principal designer

A designer as principal designer

Duties of the principal designer

Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate

Identification, elimination or control of foreseeable risks

Assistance to the client and pre-construction information

Distributing the pre-construction information

Ensuring cooperation of all persons in a project

Overseeing the designers

The health and safety file

Liaison with the principal contractor

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Who is a designer?

What is design?

Arranging for or instructing persons under the designer's control

Selecting a designer

The client as designer

A contractor as designer

Duties of designers

Client awareness

Elimination of foreseeable risks

Construction risks

Maintenance and cleaning risks

Workplace considerations

Mitigating foreseeable risks

Provision of sufficient information

Designs prepared or modified outside of Great Britain

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Selecting a principal contractor.

Duties of the principal contractor

The construction phase plan

Site rules

Site induction

Prevention of unauthorised access

Provision of welfare facilities

Liaison with the principal designer

Consultation and engagement with workers

Making and maintaining arrangements

Consultation

Information

Powers of the principal contractor

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Selecting a contractor

Duties of contractors

Carrying out, managing and controlling construction work

General principles of prevention

Competent workers

Supervision, information and instruction

Health and safety training for employees

Visitors to the site

Welfare facilities

Relationship with the principal designer and the principal contractor

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Background

The duty to prepare and monitor the construction phase plan

The client's involvement in the construction phase plan

Content within a construction phase plan

Checklist of matters for inclusion in a construction phase plan

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What information should be included in a health and safety file?

Who takes responsibility for the health and safety file?

What happens to the health and safety file on completion of the construction work?

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Clients and agreement

The professional appointments - duty of care

Terms of engagement of the principal designer

Terms of engagement of designers

Contractors' tender documentation

Construction contracts

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Health and safety and the public debate

Enforcement

Generally

In respect of fire

Criminal proceedings

Guidelines on sentencing

Civil liability

Breach of statutory duty

Negligence.

Contributory negligence

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Projects with no existing CDM coordinator or principal contractor

Projects with an existing CDM coordinator

Projects with only one contractor

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Better Regulation Executive (2015)

Building Research Establishment (2005)

Carpenter C, Lazarus J and Perkins D (2006)

Construction (Design and Management)

Fawcett W and Palmer J (2004)

Gilbertson A (2007)

HM Government (2013)

HSE (Health and Safety Executive)

HSE (1995, reprinted 2002)

HSE (2002)

HSE (2003)

HSE (2005)

HSE (2006)

HSE (2007)

HSE (2009)

HSE (2010)

HSE (2011)

HSE (2012)

HSE (2013)

HSE (2014)

Iddon J and Carpenter J (2004)

Joyce R and Houghton D (2014)

Löfstedt RE (2011)

Mordue S and Finch R (2014)

Oloke D and McAleenan C (eds)

Ove Arup and Partners (2007)

Oxford Dictionaries (2006)

Strategic Forum for Construction (2005)

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Client

Pre-project (non-domestic) considerations

Making suitable arrangements

Pre-construction phase

Construction phase

Post-construction

Principal designer

Appointment

Pre-construction design work

Designer

Principal contractor

Consultation with workers

Post-construction &amp

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Pre-construction design and planning work

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Construction workers

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PART 1 - Introduction

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PART 2 - Client duties

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PART 3 - Health and safety duties and roles

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PART 4 - General requirements for all construction sites

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PART 5 - General

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SCHEDULE 1

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Particulars to be notified under regulation 6

SCHEDULE 2

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Minimum welfare facilities required for construction sites

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SCHEDULE 3

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Work involving particular risks

SCHEDULE 4

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Transitional and saving provisions

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SCHEDULE 5

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Amendments

Table 20.1

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Table 20.

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

Article 11

Article 12

Article 13

Article 14

Article 15

ANNEX I

ANNEX II

ANNEX III

ANNEX IV

PART A

PART B

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1. Description of the project

2. Client's considerations and management requirements

3. Environmental restrictions and existing on-site risks

4. Significant design and construction hazards

5. The health and safety file

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 9, 2015).

ISBN:

1-68015-664-0

0-7277-6011-4

OCLC:

919168056