{"id":13753,"date":"2019-05-16T22:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T22:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=13753"},"modified":"2020-07-23T18:44:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:44:06","slug":"principal-contractor-duties-under-the-cdm-regs-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/principal-contractor-duties-under-the-cdm-regs-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Principal Contractor&#8217;s duties under the CDM Regs 2015?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A <strong>Principal Contractor<\/strong> is appointed by the\u00a0client\u00a0to control the construction phase of any project involving more than one\u00a0contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Principal contractors have an important role in managing health and safety risks during the construction phase so they must have the skills, knowledge, experience and, where relevant, organisational capability \u00a0to carry out this work.<\/p>\n<p>The Principal Contractor must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the entire construction phase<\/li>\n<li>take account of the health and safety risks to everyone affected by the work (including members of the public), in planning and managing the measures needed to control them<\/li>\n<li>liaise with the client and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/principal-designer\/\">Principal Designer<\/a>\u00a0for the duration of the project to ensure that all risks are effectively managed<\/li>\n<li>prepare a written\u00a0construction phase plan\u00a0before the construction phase begins, implement, and then regularly review and revise it to make sure it remains fit for purpose<\/li>\n<li>have ongoing arrangements in place for managing health and safety throughout the construction phase<\/li>\n<li>consult and engage with workers about their health, safety and welfare<\/li>\n<li>ensure suitable welfare facilities are provided from the start and maintained throughout the construction phase<\/li>\n<li>check that \u00a0anyone they appoint has the skills, knowledge, experience and, where relevant, the organisational capability to carry out their work safely and without risk to health<\/li>\n<li>ensure all\u00a0workers\u00a0have site-specific inductions, and any further information and training they need<\/li>\n<li>take steps to prevent unauthorised access to the site<\/li>\n<li>liaise with the Principal Designer to share any information relevant to the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the pre-construction phase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>READ MORE<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/construction\/cdm\/2015\/principal-contractors.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Principal contractors: roles and responsibilities (HSE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2015\/51\/contents\/made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (Legislation.gov.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Principal Contractor is appointed by the\u00a0client\u00a0to control the construction phase of any project involving more than one\u00a0contractor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,20],"tags":[113,784,785,115,189,190],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What are the Principal Contractor&#039;s duties under the CDM Regs 2015? 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