Newsletter April 2015
Following a very busy March preparing, testing and distributing our latest release of CDM ToolKit CS™ which is now fully updated for the CDM 2015 regulations, April has been a very interesting month so far.
Since the new CDM regulations were introduced on 6th April, we have been helping customers update their processes and template documentation in-line with the changes required for the new regulations. In addition, we have been delivering a CDM 2015 Update training course which has been written by our in-house trainer Shirley Radford.
Call Shirley today on 01525 850080 to find out more about this training course which is specifically designed for those with an understanding of CDM 2007 but who need to know more about their updated duties under CDM 2015.
For this newsletter we have a a guest article written by David Wood of Plansafe Solutions
Are you ready for CDM 2015?
It's upon us ready or not and, no matter what your role, you should be embracing your duties in respect of all new projects.
The difficulty is, of course, that many of us may not know what our duties are or fully understand what they require of us, whether they be Duties imposed on Clients or on Designers and, in particular, Principal Designers. We will, however, find it difficult to base a defense against any charge, be it criminal prosecution, enforcement notice or fees for intervention, on the grounds that we were unaware of the extent of our Duties under the new legislation.
The Duties imposed on both the Client and the Principal Designer are fraught with risk for the unwary because they do not just take the Duties of the former CDM Co-ordinator and share them around, they build on them in terms of the extent to which they apply and introduce new duties in some instances.
Plansafe Solutions Ltd has at it's finger tips over 50 years of experience, collectively, in interpreting Health and Safety legislation and, in particular, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations having provided services as both Planning Supervisor and CDM Co-ordinator over the past 20 years. We understand clearly and concisely what you as Client, or Principal Designer, must do in respect of each new project to fully comply with the onerous Duties imposed upon you by this new set of Regulations. We understand the risk that you, and your business, are exposed to by failing in those duties, we have read all the small print and know that what is not said is equally as important as what is said. The result is that we are ready now to help you fully understand the position you are in and the gravity of the situation you find yourself placed in because of the New Regulations.
Contact Plansafe today and we will help by guiding you though the process of complying with all the duties imposed on you; in so doing will relieve you of the burden that has been lying across your shoulders since 6th April 2015. Allow us to take the strain, and share the risk with us; you will sleep far better at night! Please call us on 01387 255535 for an informal chat or email us on CDM2015@plansafe.co.uk for further information.
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