SERVICES – CDM CO-ORDINATION
The role of the CDM Co-ordinator is to provide the client with a key project advisor in respect of construction health and safety risk management matters in accordance with the CDM Regulations 2007 (CDM2007). A CDM Co-ordinator is only required where the project is notifiable. Projects that will last 30 days (or more) or 500 man days (or more) to complete are notifiable (unless the Client is a Domestic Client).
The main duties of a CDM Co-ordinator are to:
- Advise the client about selecting competent designers and contractors,
- Help identify what information will be needed by designers and contractors,
- Co-ordinate the arrangements for health and safety of planning and design work,
- Ensure that HSE is notified of the project (unless a domestic client),
- Advise on the suitability of the initial construction phase plan,
- Prepare a health and safety file (information for the client to enable future cleaning, maintenance and alterations to be carried out safely).