CDM Co-ordination

Our team of experienced health & safety specialists with varied construction backgrounds, offer CDM Co-ordinator services in accordance with the latest regulations.

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 have established clear duties for clients, designers and contractors involved in the design, maintenance and construction of buildings.

Keegans have experience, knowledge and skills to assist clients discharging their duties and to act as appointed CDM Co-ordinator.

The CDM co-ordinator’s primary function is to act as the client’s key project advisor in respect of construction health and safety, risk management and manage the flow of information between clients, designers and contractors.

Our holistic approach to managing health and safety on projects as CDM Co-ordinators and previously as planning supervisors over the years, provides us with the experience and knowledge required to meet the requirements of the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.

With a team of experienced health and safety specialists, with varied construction backgrounds, we offer CDM Co-ordinator services in accordance with the new regulations.

Our service includes optional site safety audits to assist our clients discharge their duty under the regulations, with particular reference to the need to monitor the implementation of health and safety arrangements established, for the duration of projects.

We are also well placed to assist and guide clients to discharge their various other duties under the regulations.

Our services include advising clients on:

• Compliance with client duties under the regulations
• The competence of members of the design team and the adequacy of the resources they have allocated to the project prior to their appointment being confirmed
• The competence of the principal and other contractors and the adequacy of the resources they plan to deploy on the project prior to their appointment being confirmed
• Suitability of the initial construction plan and the adequacy of arrangements

Additionally we will:

• Prepare documents to notify the Health and Safety Executive about the projects on behalf of the client in accordance with the Regulations
• Co-ordinate design work, planning and other preparation for construction where relevant to health and safety
• Identify and collect the pre-construction information, advising the client if surveys need to be commissioned to fill significant gaps
• Promptly provide to those involved with the design; and to every contractor (including the principal contractor) who may be appointed by the client, all relevant pre-construction information.
• Manage the flow of health and safety information between clients, designers and contractors
• Ensure that welfare facilities are on site from the start of the construction works
• Produce a relevant, user friendly Health and Safety file for future use at the end of the construction phase.