CDM Co-ordinator

The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 places certain responsibilities on clients and those they employ in the construction process.

The regulations are intended to focus attention on planning and management throughout construction projects, from design concept onwards. The aim is for health and safety considerations to be treated as an essential, but normal, part of a project's development - not an afterthought or bolt-on extra.

The client is required, for notifiable projects, to appoint a CDM Co-ordinator (formerly a Planning Supervisor).

As CDM Co-ordinator, our main role is to advise and assist the client in the discharge of his duties, in particular to advise on the competence of appointees and the adequacy of other duty holders in controlling the risks arising from the project. We also have to ensure co-operation and co-ordination in the team work, prepare the information pack and the Health and Safety File.

More information on Client Duties under the Regulations is available on the HSE website - click here for the HSE Quick Guide.