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CDM Co-Ordinator Services

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 place duties on clients to ensure that competent persons are employed on construction projects.

Whilst predominantly focused on the construction industry, it does in fact apply to a number of sectors and in real terms if you are carrying out any of the following activities you may fall under the requirements of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations.
Demolition and dismantling Building Demolition and dismantling Building
Associated preparations, cleaning, maintenance Associated preparations, cleaning, maintenance
Exploratory work in preparation for construction, including investigation work Exploratory work in preparation for construction, including investigation work
Construction of temporary structures used during construction work (formwork, scaffold etc.) Construction of temporary structures used during construction work (formwork, scaffold etc.)
Civil engineering or engineering construction work Civil engineering or engineering construction work
Installation, commissioning, decommissioning or dismantling of any fixed plant Installation, commissioning, decommissioning or dismantling of any fixed plant


In an ideal world it would be simple to say that if you were carrying out one of the above activities then CDM would apply, however this may not be the case, as other criteria need to be applied in the majority of cases.

The CDM Co-ordinator Service has been developed primarily for companies operating in the telecommunications, utilities and construction industries and to comply with the requirements imposed under regulation 14 of the CDM Regulations.

Our duties include:
Co-ordination and assessment of the Designers and Engineering Co-ordination and assessment of the Designers and Engineering
Design Consultants
Provision of advice on all aspects of health and safety at the design stage Provision of advice on all aspects of health and safety at the design stage
Assessment of competence for the Principal Contractors Preparation of the Pre-tender (Stage 1) Health & Safety Plan Assessment of competence for the Principal Contractors Preparation of the Pre-tender (Stage 1) Health & Safety Plan
Approval of the Construction Phase (Stage 2) Health & Safety Plan Approval of the Construction Phase (Stage 2) Health & Safety Plan
Assessment of the Principal Contractor’s preliminary Method Assessment of the Principal Contractor’s preliminary Method
Statements and Designer’s Risk Assessments
Submission of form F10 to the local HSE Submission of form F10 to the local HSE
Co-ordination and compilation of information for the Health & Safety File Co-ordination and compilation of information for the Health & Safety File
General advice on all health and safety matters during the project General advice on all health and safety matters during the project


The requirements imposed on the various parties by the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations are not always self-explanatory, please feel free to contact one of our consultants for an informal discussion on how CDM may apply to your situation.