The revision of the CDM Regulations in 2015 created a new duty holder to replace in part the previous function of CDM Co-ordinator during the design phase.
The Principal Designer is classed as the ‘individual or business in control of the Pre Construction Phase’.
The Principal Designer is responsible for the planning, managing, monitoring and co-ordination of health and safety aspects of the design during the Pre Construction Phase, fully taking into account the ‘principles of prevention’ at all stages.
A Principal Designer must be appointed on any construction project where it is reasonably foreseeable that more than one contractor will be involved.
The revision of the CDM Regulations in 2015 created a new duty holder to replace in part the function previously undertaken by CDM Co-ordinator during the design phase.
The Principal Designer is classed as the ‘individual or business in control of the Pre Construction Phase’. Often the role and duties are likely to be incorporated within tenders and client scopes of service when being appointed for the lead designer role. They are responsible for the planning, managing, monitoring and co-ordination of health and safety aspects of the design during the Pre Construction Phase, fully taking into account the ‘principles of prevention’ at all stages.
A Principal Designer must be appointed on any construction project where it is reasonably foreseeable that more than one contractor will be involved.
The general duties on all designers under CDM 2015 remain relatively unchanged, with the focus being on identification and elimination of risk in the first instance, followed by reduction and control of residual risk arising from a design where this is not practicable.
The new role of the Principal Designer will require the design consultant to take on board significant additional duties in relation to the health and safety management of not only their own design, but that of other design disciplines and the proposed development site and its surroundings.
The revision of the CDM Regulations in 2015 created a new duty holder to replace in part the previous function of CDM Co-ordinator during the design phase.
The Principal Designer is classed as the ‘individual or business in control of the Pre Construction Phase’. Often the role and duties are likely to be incorporated within tenders and client scopes of service when a Principal Contractor comes on board under a Design & Build contract.
The Principal Designer is responsible for the planning, managing, monitoring and co-ordination of health and safety aspects of the design during the Pre Construction Phase, fully taking into account the ‘principles of prevention’ at all stages.
A Principal Designer must be appointed on any construction project where it is reasonably foreseeable that more than one contractor will be involved.
The general duties of the Designer under CDM 2015 remain relatively unchanged, with the focus being on identification and elimination of risk in the first instance, followed by reduction and control of residual risk arising from a design where this is not practicable.
The new role of the Principal Designer will require the design & build contractor to take on board significant additional duties in relation to the health and safety management of not only their own design, but that of other design disciplines and the proposed development site and it’s surroundings
BS4 has an enviable track record of providing construction risk management solutions since the inception of the CDM Regulations over 25 years ago, on a wide range of projects across a variety of sectors.
BS4 are ideally placed to support you in discharging your duties as the Principal Designer for any size of project providing clear, concise and auditable risk management process trail that is compliant with ISO 9001 and ISO 45001.
The 2015 CDM Regulations introduced several new duties and responsibilities that were not previously required of construction Clients.
These new duties do not simply stop at appointing a “Principal Designer” in lieu of a CDM Co-ordinator. The new Regulations require that clients pick up several of the duties previously undertaken by the CDM Co-ordinator on their behalf.
The HSE do however acknowledge that clients may require assistance and may wish to seek help from a third party organisation/consultant to discharge these duties. With our heritage of acting as competent Construction Health & Safety Consultants for over 20 years, the BS4 team are ideally placed to advise and assist Clients with discharging these duties.
BS4 can undertake the majority of the Clients’ duties under the current Regulations on their behalf, in a cost effective and efficient manor following an auditable trail which is compliant with ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001.
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