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Annex A CDM duty holders and their roles summarised
CDM duty holders* – who are they? Summary of role/main duties CDM duty holders* – who are they? Summary of role/main duties
Clients Make suitable arrangements for Principal designers Plan, manage, monitor and
managing a project. This includes co-ordinate health and safety in the
Organisations or individuals for making sure that: Designers appointed by the client pre-construction phase of a project.
whom a construction project is in projects involving more than This includes:
carried out. • other duty holders are appointed one contractor. They can be an
organisation or an individual with • identifying, eliminating or controlling
• sufficient time and resources are sufficient knowledge, experience foreseeable risks
allocated. and ability to carry out the role.
• ensuring designers carry out their
Clients must also make sure that: duties.
• relevant information is prepared and Prepare and provide relevant
provided to other duty holders information to other duty holders.
• the principal designer and principal Provide relevant information to the
contractor carry out their duties principal contractor to help them plan,
manage, monitor and co-ordinate
• welfare facilities are provided. health and safety in the construction
phase.
Domestic clients Domestic clients are in scope of CDM
2015 but their duties as a client are Designers When preparing or modifying
People who have construction normally transferred to: designs, eliminate, reduce or control
work carried out on their own Those who, as part of a business, foreseeable risks that may arise
home, or the home of a family • the contractor, on a single contractor prepare or modify designs for a during:
member, that is not done in project building or product, or prepare or
furtherance of a business, whether modify designs to systems relating • construction
for profit or not. or to construction work.
and
• the principal contractor, on a project
involving more than one contractor. • the maintenance and use of a
building once it is built.
However, the domestic client can
choose to have a written agreement for Provide information to other members
the principal designer to carry out the of the project team to help them fulfil
client duties. their duties.
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