Client advice
Helping you understand the CDM arrangements and appointments relevant to your project.
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CDM
Consider health and safety from the start.
Decisions made before work starts can make a significant difference to how construction risks are managed. We help clients and design teams address those risks through the design and planning stages.
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Manage risk
through the design.
We provide advice under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and act as CDM Principal Designer within an agreed appointment. Our focus is on useful information, effective coordination and proportionate management of foreseeable risks.
Our service
Pre-construction information
Helping bring together relevant building and project information for designers and contractors.
Design risk coordination
Working with designers to identify foreseeable risks and consider how they can be eliminated, reduced or controlled.
Principal Designer services
Coordinating health and safety during the pre-construction phase, liaising with the principal contractor and preparing the health and safety file as required.
The Qualis approach
Clear roles. Better coordination.
CDM Principal Designer duties concern pre-construction health and safety. Building Regulations Principal Designer duties concern design compliance with the Building Regulations. We make the appointments and responsibilities clear from the outset.
Useful to know
Your questions.
Is CDM relevant to residential work?
CDM can apply to domestic building projects as well as commercial work. We can explain the arrangements appropriate to your project.
When should we appoint you?
Early involvement allows health and safety considerations to inform design decisions and the information issued to contractors.
When should the appointment be discussed?
At the start of design development. Early discussion allows responsibilities, competence requirements and the scope of support to be agreed.
Is Principal Designer work included automatically?
No. Any Principal Designer appointment and its scope must be expressly agreed. Building Regulations and CDM roles are distinct.
What documents will you need?
Project details, existing surveys, drawings, proposed works and information about the appointed designers and contractors provide a starting point.
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