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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
Principal contractors Plan, manage, monitor and co-ordinate Workers They must:
health and safety in the construction
Contractors appointed by the client phase of a project. This includes: The people who work for or under • be consulted about matters which
to co-ordinate the construction the control of contractors on a affect their health, safety and welfare
phase of a project where it involves • liaising with the client and principal construction site.
more than one contractor. designer • take care of their own health and
safety and that of others who may be
• preparing the construction phase affected by their actions
plan
• report anything they see which is
• organising co-operation between likely to endanger either their own or
contractors and co-ordinating their others’ health and safety
work.
• co-operate with their employer,
Ensure that: fellow workers, contractors and
other duty holders.
• suitable site inductions are provided
* Organisations or individuals can carry out the role of more than one duty holder, provided they have
• reasonable steps are taken to the skills, knowledge, experience and (if an organisation) the organisational capability necessary to
prevent unauthorised access carry out those roles in a way that secures health and safety.
• workers are consulted and engaged
in securing their health and safety
• welfare facilities are provided.
Contractors Plan, manage and monitor construction
work under their control so that it is
Those who do the actual carried out without risks to health and
construction work. They can be safety.
either an individual or a company.
For projects involving more than one
contractor, co-ordinate their activities
with others in the project team – in
particular, comply with directions given
to them by the principal designer or
principal contractor.
For single-contractor projects, prepare
a construction phase plan.
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