APS Accredited - CDM Client

This one-day course accredited by Association of project Safety (APS) is relevant for all types of Client’s who fund, procure, select and appoint designers and contractors for any construction work for existing and new real estate infrastructure assets and / or buildings.

Aim:

To basic understanding why, what and how to comply with our duties, whether you are an Employer/Client, Designer, Principal Designer (PD), Principal Contractor and Contractor in regard to:

• Health & Safety at Work Act;
• Management of Health & Safety Regulations
• CDM 2015
• Relevant Regulations, CoPs, Guidance etc related to Design & Construction

Objective: So, by the end of this course you will be able to:

• Recognise links between CDM & other UK Health & Safety legislation
• Understand the importance of collaborative working to manage risk
• A basic understanding how to apply CDM into practice
• References to Legislation, HSE and Industry guidance, to manage and control related health and safety risks.

Reason Why: 

Clients require to ensure they appointed Principal Designers, Designers, Principal Contractors & Contractors with relevant skills, knowledge, experience (SKE) & the principal parties comply with their duties. It is not only legal & moral duty, but reduces the risk of accidents & incidents that can delay projects and incur unnecessary additional costs, incl. PI insurance etc.

Course content:

• The legal framework for health, safety and welfare as applied to GB.
• Current HSE Construction stats related to fatals, major injuries and ill health including prosecutions.
• The need for a set of health, safety and welfare regulations dedicated to the construction industry.
• Application of CDM Regulations and using HSE’s Guidance L153 & complying with MH&SR 1999 – CAWR 2012, WAH 2005, LOLER 1998 etc.
• A very brief account of the development of the CDM Regulations 2015 found in the European Directive from 1992, through two previous sets of Regulations (1994 & 2007).
• The rationale in the replacement of the CDM ACoP with HSE’s L153 Guidance.
• The trigger mechanism for appointments and management structure to be applied to relevant projects.
• Definitions including what is construction work? pre-construction phase, significant works, and notification.
• Duties of a Client, Principal Designer, Designer, Principal Contractor and Contractor.
• Preparation of the Clients strategy brief.
• Procurement and duty holder appointments.
• The requirements and responsibilities for the Pre-Construction Information (PCI).
• Syndicate exercise film – Benefits of Foresight – what measures should have been put in place to prevent delay and increased costs to a project.
• How planning and design incl. the importance of temporary works and the Client’s duties in ensuring Management arrangements.
• The content & development of the Construction Phase Plan (CPP), as a management tool.
• Design Risk Management (DRM) – CDM Toolkit – ‘ERIC’/’IERCI’ – ‘RAG’ lists with logging and tracking significant risks for the buildability, maintenance and cleaning incl. future dismantling and demolition of the asset.
• Management Arrangements – project syndicate exercise – development of the PCI & using tools to help ensure also other duty holders are complying with their duties.
• Basic utilisation of Digital Engineering & BIM.
• The content, purpose and development of the Health & Safety File (HSF) for future use.
• Embracing and enhancing H&S via Digital Engineering & BIM.
• The course will include short syndicate exercise and require delegate participation.
• Q&A – Summary.
• Course assessment.

Cost:£295 + Vat (incudes the cost of the APS Certificate).