CDM in South Wales

CDM 2015 regulations are designed to ensure health and safety issues are properly considered on construction projects. They apply to all building and construction work and include new builds, demolitions, refurbishments, extensions, conversions, repairs and maintenance.

CDM 2015 Principal Designer Role

Under CDM 2015, all building projects must assign the role of principal designer. The principal designer will have responsibility for co-ordinating health and safety during the pre-construction phase and can influence the design of the building with health and safety in mind.
We can take on this role for your building project.

CDM 2015 and Domestic Clients

CDM 2015 regulations also apply to domestic building works.

The Health and Safety Executive states: “If you are having work done on your own home, or the home of a family member, and it is not in connection with a business, you will be a domestic client. The only responsibility a domestic client has under CDM 2015 is to appoint a principal designer and a principal contractor when there is more than one contractor. However, if you do not do this, (as is common practice) your duties as a domestic client are automatically transferred to the contractor or principal contractor. If you already have a relationship with your designer before the work starts, the designer can take on your duties, provided there is a written agreement between you and the designer to do so.”

However, self-build projects or those where the client manages the subcontractors do require the roles to be defined.

We can take on the principal designer role for your domestic building project.

We cover CDM throughout South Wales covering Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Swansea, Cardiff, Neath and Port Talbot.