CDM and health & safety consulting, one to one

CDM 2015 is the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. They set out the health and safety duties of clients, designers and contractors on every construction project in Great Britain, whatever its size.

Yes. CDM 2015 requires a construction phase plan for every construction project. On a job with one contractor, that contractor prepares it. On a job with more than one contractor, the principal contractor does.

RAMS stands for risk assessment and method statement. It sets out the hazards of a task, who could be harmed, and the safe way to carry the work out. Principal contractors usually ask for it before you start on site.

It depends on your site. We start with a risk assessment, which shows the risks that matter most on your job and have to be controlled. Those risks decide which documents go into your pack.

We need your company details, the site address, the scope of work and the tools or equipment you will use.

Yes. On the first call we work out what has happened and what you need. You usually get a rough price on the same call.

A project must be notified to HSE if the construction work will last longer than 30 working days with more than 20 workers on site at the same time, or will exceed 500 person days (for example, 10 workers for more than 50 days). The client sends the notice (form F10) before work starts; for a domestic client, that duty passes to the contractor or principal contractor.