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Suitability - Who should attend?
Appropriate for anyone involved in the procurement, planning, design or implementation of construction work (including building maintenance).
Outcome / Qualification etc.
The learning objectives that we believe you require to be covered within the training include:
- A detailed understanding of the CDM 2015 Regulations and how they should work in practice
- An understanding of the key roles (Designer, Principal designer, contractor, principal contractor and client) under CDM 2015
- What constitutes design and when you may be acting as a designer
- The requirements for notification
- Pre construction information, the construction phase plan and the H&S file
- An opportunity for delegates to ask questions and gain clarification on specific project requirements
Training Course Content
1 Introduction
- Why manage health and safety?
- The costs of accidents
- Construction industry statistics
- Why CDM 2015?
2 Overview of health and safety law and liabilities
- Criminal and civil law
- Liability
- Enforcement and prosecution
- Compliance – how far do we go?
- Statutory duties
3 Health and safety law in construction – the current framework
- Framework of relevant legislation
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Who is responsible for the risks created by construction work?
- Shared workplaces/shared responsibilities
- Control of contractors – importance of contract law
4 CDM 2015 – the principles and current best practice
- Scope – what is construction?
- Application – when do the Regulations apply?
- The CDM management system
- Dutyholders (client, designer, principal designer, principal contractor, contractor)
- Documents (pre construction information, Notification, construction phase Plan, H&S File)
- Management process
- The 2015 HSE guidance / industry best practice
- Clarification of roles and responsibilities
5 Competence under CDM 2015
- What is ‘Competence’?
- The criteria to be used in construction
- Achieving continuous improvement
6 Part 4 Construction Health Safety and Welfare
- Overview of Part 4
- Responsibilities
- Welfare arrangements
7 Risk assessment and the role of the designer
- Principles of risk assessment
- Loss prevention / hazard management
- What is a suitable risk assessment?
- Design v construction risk assessment
- The client is a designer?
- Whose risk is it?
8 Risk assessment exercise
- Understanding the principles of design risk assessment
- Identifying hazards under the control of clients and designers
- Quantifying the risk
9 Questions, discussion and review
Course delivery details
Learning and understanding will be established by the use of questions and practical exercises throughout the two day session. In addition, an examination can be set at the end of the course to test delegates retained knowledge.
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