CDM Risk Assessments
Prevent safety oversights and ensure employee welfare with a mobile app solution
Prevent safety oversights and ensure employee welfare with a mobile app solution
Published 17 Sep 2021
Construction Design and Management (CDM) 2015, generally known as CDM regulations, is an HSE regulatory standard enforced last April 2015. It aims to improve health and safety across the construction industry and ensure construction projects and plans take worker safety into consideration so injuries and fatalities can be avoided. CDM regulations protect the physical well-being of employees as well as define their responsibilities according to their job roles.
A CDM checklist is used by designers and architects to evaluate the hazards and risk associated with construction design, plan, and sites. This template helps construction personnel:
The 2020 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) key statistics reported that at least 81,000 workers suffered from work-related illnesses to construction sector workers from 2018 to 2019 in Great Britain alone. These incidents can be avoided beginning in the early stages of project development through compliance with CDM regulations. Proper implementation of CDM regulations can:
A CDM risk assessment is performed to minimize the likelihood of risks as construction work progresses. It evaluates whether identified risks are avoidable or unavoidable so the appropriate controls can be applied to bolster safety.; A good CDM risk assessment reduces the risk of accidents, near misses, and fatalities during construction work.
This article will feature: 1) CDM requirements based on personnel duties; 2) consequences of non-compliance with CDM regulations; 3) tool used to streamline CDM risk assessments; and 4) free downloadable CDM risk assessment templates you can customize and use.
CDM regulations are applied to different roles in construction work. Listed below are the responsibilities of the most common work roles in the construction industry:
Construction personnel are expected to comply with CDM regulations to avoid legal and ethical repercussions. Failure to adhere to CDM regulations can lead to the following:
Safety is paramount across the construction industry. Overlooked construction risks increase the likelihood of accidents from happening. CDM regulations aim to protect employees from construction risks such as accidental falls, being struck by an object, accidental electrocutions, and being caught between objects and machines.
Failure to adhere to CDM regulations during the planning and construction stages of a project may lead to “budget blowouts” due to the inefficiencies and technical difficulties the construction team may encounter during the course of work. Adhering to CDM regulations help make the scope of work clear so work can be completed faster with fewer hindrances.
Noncompliance with HSE and CDM regulations may result in substantial fines and criminal liabilities. Construction personnel and key project stakeholders can avoid this by assessing and monitoring risks from the beginning until the completion of a project.
CDM risk assessments are traditionally completed through pen-and-paper checklists which are inconvenient when reports and action plans need to be distributed quickly to relevant personnel. This process can be streamlined with iAuditor by SafetyCulture, a mobile app solution. Improve CDM assessment workflows and take advantage of iAuditor by utilizing the following features:
To help you get started, we have compiled CDM risk assessment templates you can download and customize for free.
This CDM site audit checklist was converted for Millers Vanguard using iAuditor by SafetyCulture. Miller’s Vanguard specializes in innovative design, manufacture, and service supply within the global foodservice market. This template has been built to verify if health and safety control management was implemented at the construction site.
A CDM compliance checklist is used to ensure construction projects have sensible plans and designs to avoid risks.