Had your say on new CDM proposals?
A 10-week Consultation period into proposals to revise the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007, launched earlier this year, has just drawn to a close.
All those from the construction industry were invited to respond and it was hoped the main proposals would make the regulations easier to understand.
Changes proposed included:
- To replace the CDM co-ordinator role with a principal designer
- Replace the ACOP with targeted guidance
- Replace the detailed and prescriptive requirements for individual and corporate competence with a more generic requirement
- Align notification requirements with the directive and apply the regulations to domestic clients but in a proportionate way.
The proposals were of interest to all aspects of the construction industry (including householders as clients), designers, principal contractors, contractors, sub-contractors, including the self-employed, CDM co-ordinators, safety representatives, plus anyone with an interest in construction projects.
The results of the consultation are eagerly awaited.
