Guides to the CDM Regulations and Health and Safety in Construction

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015)

Subject to Parliamentary approval, new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) will come into force on 6 April 2015.

Regarding the transitional arrangements concerning CDM 2015, please go to http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/regulation-changes.htm.

When CDM 2015 comes into force on 6 April 2015, there will be a transitional period that will run for six months from 6 April 2015 to 6 October 2015.

For projects starting before 6 April 2015, where the construction phase has not yet started and the client has not yet appointed a CDM co-ordinator, the client must appoint a principal designer as soon as it is practicable.

If the CDM co-ordinator has already been appointed, a principal designer must be appointed to replace the CDM co-ordinator by 6 October 2015, unless the project comes to an end before then.

Follow the above link to the HSE website for further details.