Health and Safety Executive

Health and Safety Executive

CDM 2007 Training

Package

Session 6 – Site health & safety

Version: September 2007

Duties to control worksite health and safety (1)

• Part 4 of CDM 2007 contains the duties to control specific worksite health and safety risks

• Equivalent to the duties under the old Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 - which Part 4 replaces

• Applies to all construction sites

• Duties on every contractor & every other person who controls construction work

• The wording and style has been updated and structure altered in parts, but retains most of the basic requirements of the original regulations.

CDM 2007 Site health & safety – Slide 2

Duties to control worksite health and safety (2)

• There are some changes however:– Good order now requires a site to be

identified by suitable signs, be fenced off or both in accordance with the level of risk

– New requirement to record in writing arrangements for demolition and dismantling

– Excavations, cofferdams & caissons provisions have been extensively rewritten to make them more succinct and cohesive

CDM 2007 Site health & safety – Slide 3

Duties to control worksite health and safety (3)

– Duties on reports and inspections have been restructured

– Rest facilities, now requires seats with backs (specific requirement of the European directive – only required if replacing existing seating)

– Training and competence, specific requirements covered in the general part of the regulations

CDM 2007 Site health & safety – Slide 4

Duties to control worksite health and safety (4)

– Requirements for doors & gates have been moved to Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992

– Provision to have equipment to replace rail vehicle onto it’s track have been removed

– Prevention of drowning, provisions on a vessel’s construction, maintenance and under control by competent person removed

CDM 2007 Site health & safety – Slide 5