CDM Regulations 2015

What is the purpose of the CDM Regulations 2015?

• ATo increase construction costs
• BTo manage health and safety in construction projects through the roles and duties of various parties✓
• CTo eliminate all construction projects
• DTo provide insurance only

Answer: CDM Regulations 2015 apply to construction work and impose duties on clients, designers, principal designers, principal contractors, and workers to manage health and safety.

Who is a 'Client' under CDM Regulations 2015?

• AA worker
• BA person or organization commissioning construction work or controlling a project✓
• COnly the main contractor
• DOnly property owners

Answer: A Client is a person or organization for whom a construction project is undertaken. Clients have duties to appoint competent duty holders and provide relevant information.

What are the main duties of a Client under CDM Regulations 2015?

• ANone; only contractors have duties
• BAppoint competent duty holders, ensure adequate resources and time, cooperate with others✓
• COnly to pay invoices
• DOnly to provide work location

Answer: Clients must: appoint a principal designer and principal contractor, ensure they are competent and adequately resourced, make relevant information available, and cooperate with other duty holders.

What is the role of a 'Principal Designer' under CDM 2015?

• AOnly to design buildings
• BTo prepare design in consultation with others and provide information to manage health and safety risks✓
• COnly to manage budget
• DTo hire and fire workers

Answer: The Principal Designer prepares design in consultation with the client, and provides information to the principal contractor about health and safety matters. They coordinate design-related hazards.

What is the primary duty of a 'Principal Contractor' under CDM 2015?

• AOnly to build quickly
• BTo plan, manage, and monitor the construction phase and coordinate work of all contractors on site✓
• COnly to hire workers
• DOnly to manage finances

Answer: The Principal Contractor is responsible for planning and managing the construction phase, ensuring all contractors comply with health and safety, and coordinating their work.

What is a 'Construction Phase Plan' (CPP)?

• AA schedule for work completion only
• BA documented plan showing how health and safety will be managed during the construction phase✓
• COnly a financial plan
• DOnly a design document

Answer: The Construction Phase Plan (CPP) is a documented plan prepared by the principal contractor detailing how health and safety will be managed during construction, including coordination of multiple contractors.

When must the 'Health and Safety File' be prepared under CDM 2015?

• ADuring the design phase only
• BDuring construction only
• CAfter construction is complete for future use in maintenance and refurbishment✓
• DNever; it is not required

Answer: The Health and Safety File is prepared by the principal designer during construction and handed to the client on project completion. It contains information for future workers undertaking maintenance or refurbishment.

What is 'F10 notification' under CDM Regulations?

• AA financial form
• BMandatory notification to the HSE for notifiable projects (usually lasting more than 30 days with more than 20 workers)✓
• CA design approval form
• DA completion certificate

Answer: F10 is the HSE form used to notify that a construction project is notifiable under CDM 2015. Projects lasting over 30 days with more than 20 workers must be notified.

What information must be provided to workers under CDM 2015?

• AOnly wage information
• BInformation about hazards, health and safety arrangements, emergency procedures, and coordination of work✓
• COnly project location
• DOnly contact details

Answer: Workers must be provided with information about hazards and risks on the site, health and safety arrangements, emergency procedures, and coordination with other contractors.

Who must be appointed if a project is notifiable under CDM 2015?

• AOnly a safety consultant
• BA principal designer and principal contractor must be appointed in writing before the construction phase begins✓
• COnly a manager
• DNo one; it is voluntary

Answer: For notifiable projects, a principal designer and principal contractor must be appointed in writing before the construction phase commences. They must be competent and adequately resourced.

What is the significance of the 'Construction Phase' in CDM 2015?

• AOnly administrative
• BIt is the period when the principal contractor manages health and safety, and the Construction Phase Plan must be prepared✓
• CIt has no health and safety significance
• DOnly the design phase matters

Answer: The Construction Phase is defined as the period of actual construction work when the principal contractor takes over management of health and safety from the designer.

What is a 'designer' under CDM 2015?

• AOnly architects
• BAnyone preparing design information including architects, engineers, and specialists whose designs influence construction safety✓
• COnly employees
• DOnly main contractors

Answer: A designer is anyone involved in preparing design information that will be used in a construction project, including architects, structural engineers, MEP engineers, and other specialists.