The Health and Safety Executive has published a new set of Construction Design and Management (CDM) regulations. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the regulations - which cover health and safety ...

The HSE has accused architects of ‘abdicating responsibility’ over their duty to assess the impact of their designs on site safety. As a result it has decided to roll-out the new ‘Designer Initiative’ ...

Industry responds to the introduction of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations Changes to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations come into force from today, April 6. The ...

The new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) came into operation last week, reinforcing some of the existing provisions and creating new obligations for members of the ...

A major overhaul of the CDM regulations is anticipated in 2014, but it is unlikely that it will come into force before April 2015 advises health and safety compliance expert Altius Vendor Assessment.