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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), (5)(a), (8) and (9), 80(1) and (2)(c) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 6 to12, 14, 15(1), 16, 18, 20 and 21 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 F1 (“the 1974 Act”).
The Regulations give effect without modifications to proposals submitted to the Secretary of State by the Health and Safety Executive (“the Executive”) under section 11(3) of the 1974 Act F2.
Before submitting those proposals to the Secretary of State, the Executive consulted the bodies that appeared to it to be appropriate as required by section 50(3) of the 1974 Act F3.
It appears to the Secretary of State that the modifications to the instruments marked with an asterisk in the table in Schedule 5 are expedient for the purposes of section 80(1) of the 1974 Act. It also appears to the Secretary of State not to be appropriate to consult bodies in respect of those modifications for the purposes of section 80(4) F4 of the 1974 Act.
F11974 c.37. Section 15(1) was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71) and amended by S.I. 2002/794. Section 15(2) and (3)(c) was amended by paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c.32).
F2Section 11(3) was inserted by S.I. 2008/960.
F3Section 50(3) was amended by paragraph 16 of Schedule 15 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71), S.I. 2008/960, paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 7 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), and by paragraphs 1 and 11(1) of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013.
F4Section 80(4) was amended by S.I. 2002/794.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 6th April 2015 immediately after the Mines Regulations 2014 F5.
F5S.I. 2014/3248.
“the 2007 Regulations” means the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 F6;
“the Management Regulations” means the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 F7;
“inspector for the Executive” means an inspector within the meaning given in section 53(1) of the 1974 Act F8;
“pre-construction information” means information in the client's possession or which is reasonably obtainable by or on behalf of the client, which is relevant to the construction work and is of an appropriate level of detail and proportionate to the risks involved, including—
“workplace” means a workplace within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 F9 other than a construction site.
F6S.I. 2007/320, as amended by S.I. 2012/632, 2013/1471, 2013/1666 and 2014/469.
F7S.I. 1999/3242, as amended by S.I. 2003/2457, 2007/320, 2010/93 and 2013/1667. S.I. 2005/1541 amends the instrument in relation to England and Wales and S.S.I. 2006/457 in relation to Scotland.
F8There are amendments to section 53(1) of the 1974 Act but none is relevant.
F9S.I. 1992/3004; the definition of “workplace” in regulation 2(1) was amended by S.I. 2002/2174.
Application in and outside Great BritainE+W+S+N.I.
(b)to premises and activities outside Great Britain to which sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the 1974 Act apply by virtue of articles 9 and 11(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013 F10.
F10S.I. 2013/240.
PART 2 E+W+S+N.I.Client duties
Client duties in relation to managing projectsE+W+S+N.I.
(7) If a client disposes of the client's interest in the structure, the client complies with the duty in paragraph (5)(b)(iii) by providing the health and safety file to the person who acquires the client's interest in the structure and ensuring that that person is aware of the nature and purpose of the file.
Appointment of the principal designer and the principal contractorE+W+S+N.I.
(4) Where a project includes construction work of a description for which the [F11Office of Rail and Road] is the enforcing authority by virtue of regulation 3 of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006 F12, the client must give notice to the [F11Office of Rail and Road] instead of the Executive.
(a)a GB nuclear site (within the meaning given in section 68 of the Energy Act 2013 F13);
(b)an authorised defence site (within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 F14); or
F11Words in reg. 6(4) substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 10(ll)
F12S.I. 2006/557. Regulation 3 was amended by S.I. 2007/1573 and 2014/469.
F132013 c.32.
F14S.I. 1998/494. The definition of “authorised defence site” was inserted into regulation 2(1), and new regulation 2A was inserted into the Regulations, by S.I. 2014/469.
Application to domestic clientsE+W+S+N.I.
PART 3 E+W+S+N.I.Health and safety duties and roles
General dutiesE+W+S+N.I.
Duties of designersE+W+S+N.I.
Designs prepared or modified outside Great BritainE+W+S+N.I.
Duties of a principal designer in relation to health and safety at the pre-construction phaseE+W+S+N.I.
(b)so far as it is within the principal designer's control, provide pre-construction information, promptly and in a convenient form, to every designer and contractor appointed, or being considered for appointment, to the project.
(7) The principal designer must liaise with the principal contractor for the duration of the principal designer's appointment and share with the principal contractor information relevant to the planning, management and monitoring of the construction phase and the coordination of health and safety matters during the construction phase.
Construction phase plan and health and safety fileE+W+S+N.I.
(7) During the project, the principal contractor must provide the principal designer with any information in the principal contractor's possession relevant to the health and safety file, for inclusion in the health and safety file.
(8) If the principal designer's appointment concludes before the end of the project, the principal designer must pass the health and safety file to the principal contractor.
Duties of a principal contractor in relation to health and safety at the construction phaseE+W+S+N.I.
(5) The principal contractor must liaise with the principal designer for the duration of the principal designer's appointment and share with the principal designer information relevant to the planning, management and monitoring of the pre-construction phase and the coordination of health and safety matters during the pre-construction phase.
Principal contractor's duties to consult and engage with workersE+W+S+N.I.
(iv)the disclosure of which would, for reasons other than its effect on health, safety or welfare at work, cause substantial injury to the principal contractor's undertaking or, where the information was supplied to the principal contractor by another person, to the undertaking of that other person;
Duties of contractorsE+W+S+N.I.
(2) A contractor must plan, manage and monitor construction work carried out either by the contractor or by workers under the contractor's control, to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, it is carried out without risks to health and safety.
(b)the parts of the construction phase plan that are relevant to that contractor's work on the project.
(ii)arising out of the conduct of another contractor's undertaking and of which the contractor in control of the worker ought reasonably to be aware; and
(11) A contractor must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the requirements of Schedule 2 are complied with so far as they affect the contractor or any worker under that contractor's control.
PART 4 E+W+S+N.I.General requirements for all construction sites
(2) A contractor carrying out construction work must comply with the requirements of this Part so far as they affect the contractor or any worker under the control of the contractor or relate to matters within the contractor's control.
(3) A domestic client who controls the way in which any construction work is carried out by a person at work must comply with the requirements of this Part so far as they relate to matters within the client's control.
Safe places of construction workE+W+S+N.I.
Good order and site securityE+W+S+N.I.
Stability of structuresE+W+S+N.I.
Demolition or dismantlingE+W+S+N.I.
ExplosivesE+W+S+N.I.
ExcavationsE+W+S+N.I.
Cofferdams and caissonsE+W+S+N.I.
Reports of inspectionsE+W+S+N.I.
Energy distribution installationsE+W+S+N.I.
Prevention of drowningE+W+S+N.I.
Traffic routesE+W+S+N.I.
Prevention of risk from fire, flooding or asphyxiationE+W+S+N.I.
Emergency proceduresE+W+S+N.I.
Emergency routes and exitsE+W+S+N.I.
Fire detection and fire-fightingE+W+S+N.I.
Fresh airE+W+S+N.I.
Temperature and weather protectionE+W+S+N.I.
LightingE+W+S+N.I.
Enforcement in respect of fireE+W+S+N.I.
(a)in England and Wales, the enforcing authority within the meaning of article 25 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 F15 in respect of premises to which that Order applies; or
(b)in Scotland, the enforcing authority within the meaning of section 61 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 F16 in respect of premises to which Part 3 of that Act applies.
F15S.I. 2005/1541. Article 25 was amended by paragraphs 87 and 88 of Part 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c.32).
F162005 asp 5. Section 61 was amended by section 103(1)(a)(i) and (ii) and (b) and Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8);paragraph 86 of Part 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013; S.I. 2005/2060 and S.I. 2008/960. Section 78 which sets out the meaning of “relevant premises” to which Part 3 of the legislation applies was amended by paragraph 23 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 and Schedule 7 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1);S.I. 2005/2060 and S.S.I. 2005/352, 2011/211, 2011/369 and 2012/332.
Transitional and saving provisionsE+W+S+N.I.
Revocation and consequential amendmentsE+W+S+N.I.
(2) In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Council Directive 92/57/EEC F17 on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites (which is implemented by means of regulations 1 to 36), is implemented in other Member States.
F17OJ No L 245, 26.8.1992, p6–22.
SCHEDULE 1E+W+S+N.I.Particulars to be notified under regulation 6
1. The date of forwarding the notice.E+W+S+N.I.
2. The address of the construction site or precise description of its location.E+W+S+N.I.
3. The name of the local authority where the construction site is located.E+W+S+N.I.
4. A brief description of the project and the construction work that it entails.E+W+S+N.I.
5. The following contact details of the client: name, address, telephone number and (if available) an email address.E+W+S+N.I.
6. The following contact details of the principal designer: name, address, telephone number and (if available) an email address.E+W+S+N.I.
7. The following contact details of the principal contractor: name, address, telephone number and (if available) an email address.E+W+S+N.I.
8. The date planned for the start of the construction phase.E+W+S+N.I.
9. The time allocated by the client under regulation 4(1) for the construction work.E+W+S+N.I.
10. The planned duration of the construction phase.E+W+S+N.I.
11. The estimated maximum number of people at work on the construction site.E+W+S+N.I.
12. The planned number of contractors on the construction site.E+W+S+N.I.
13. The name and address of any contractor already appointed.E+W+S+N.I.
14. The name and address of any designer already appointed.E+W+S+N.I.
15. A declaration signed by or on behalf of the client that the client is aware of the client duties under these Regulations.E+W+S+N.I.
SCHEDULE 2E+W+S+N.I.Minimum welfare facilities required for construction sites
Sanitary conveniencesE+W+S+N.I.
Washing facilitiesE+W+S+N.I.
Drinking waterE+W+S+N.I.
Changing rooms and lockersE+W+S+N.I.
Facilities for restE+W+S+N.I.
SCHEDULE 3E+W+S+N.I.Work involving particular risks
1. Work which puts workers at risk of burial under earthfalls, engulfment in swampland or falling from a height, where the risk is particularly aggravated by the nature of the work or processes used or by the environment at the place of work or site.E+W+S+N.I.
2. Work which puts workers at risk from chemical or biological substances constituting a particular danger to the health or safety of workers or involving a legal requirement for health monitoring.E+W+S+N.I.
3. Work with ionizing radiation requiring the designation of controlled or supervised areas under [F18regulation 17 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017].E+W+S+N.I.
F18Words in Sch. 3 para. 3 substituted (1.1.2018) by The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1075), reg. 1(2), Sch. 9 para. 14 (with regs. 2(5), 3, Sch. 8)
4. Work near high voltage power lines.E+W+S+N.I.
5. Work exposing workers to the risk of drowning.E+W+S+N.I.
6. Work on wells, underground earthworks and tunnels.E+W+S+N.I.
7. Work carried out by divers having a system of air supply.E+W+S+N.I.
8. Work carried out by workers in caissons with a compressed air atmosphere.E+W+S+N.I.
9. Work involving the use of explosives.E+W+S+N.I.
10. Work involving the assembly or dismantling of heavy prefabricated components.E+W+S+N.I.
SCHEDULE 4E+W+S+N.I.Transitional and saving provisions
1. In this Schedule—E+W+S+N.I.
2. These Regulations apply to a relevant project with the modifications specified in this Schedule.E+W+S+N.I.
Projects with no existing CDM co-ordinator or principal contractorE+W+S+N.I.
Projects with an existing CDM co-ordinatorE+W+S+N.I.
Duties of CDM co-ordinator during transitional periodE+W+S+N.I.
(k)if the CDM co-ordinator's appointment continues to have effect immediately before the project ends, pass the health and safety file to the client at the end of the project;
(l)if a principal designer is appointed, pass the health and safety file and all other relevant health and safety information in the CDM co-ordinator's possession to the principal designer, as soon as is practicable after the appointment.
Duties disapplied pending appointment of principal designerE+W+S+N.I.
Projects with only one contractorE+W+S+N.I.
SCHEDULE 5E+W+S+N.I.Amendments
1 As amended by S.I. 1996/1592 and S.I. 2007/320.
2 As amended by S.I. 2007/320 and S.I. 2014/3248 (the latter coming into force on 6th April 2015).
3 As amended by S.I. 2007/320.
4 As amended by S.I. 2007/320.
5 As amended by S.I. 2007/320 and S.I. 2014/469.
6 As amended by S.I. 2007/320.
7 As amended by S.I. 2007/320.
8 As amended by S.I. 2007/320.
9 Article 25(2) was inserted by Part 5 of Schedule 12 to the Energy Act 2013 (c.32).
10 As amended by S.I. 2007/320 and S.I. 2008/2323.
Factories Act 1961 1961 c. 341
In section 176(1) in the definition of “building operation” and “work of engineering construction” for “2007 (S.I. 2007/320)” substitute “ 2015 ”.
S.I. 1992/30042
In regulation 3(1)(b) for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
S.I. 1996/16563
In regulation 3(1) for “2007” substitute “2015” and for “2(3)” substitute “ 6(1) ”.
In regulation 5(3) for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
In regulation 13(2)(a) for “39, 40 and 44(3) of the 2007” substitute “ 30, 31 and 35(3) of the 2015 ”.
In regulation 13(2)(d) for “39(1) of the 2007” substitute “ 30(1) of the 2015 ”.
In regulation 14(1) for “41 of the 2007” substitute “ 32 of the 2015 ”.
Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997 S.I. 1997/5534
In regulation 2(1) in the definition of “construction work” for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 S.I. 1998/4945
In regulation 2(1) in the definition of “construction work” and “contractor” for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
In regulation 2A(5)(a) for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
In Schedule 2, paragraph 4(a)(i) for “2(3)” substitute “6(1)” and for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 S.I. 1998/23066
In regulation 6(5)(e) for “31(4) or 32(2)” substitute “22(4) or 23(2)” and for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 S.I. 1998/24517
In regulation 2(4)(d) for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
S.I. 2005/7358
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005* S.I. 2005/15419
In article 25(2)(a) for “2007” substitute “2015” and for “46(1)” substitute “ 36 ”.
Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006 S.I. 2006/55710
In regulation 2(1) in the definitions of “construction work” and “contractor” for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
In paragraph 1(d)(i)(aa) of Part 3 of Schedule 3 for “2(3)” substitute “6(1)” and for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 S.I. 2013/1471
In regulation 2(1) in the definition of “construction site” for “2007” substitute “ 2015 ”.
1. These Regulations revoke and re-enact, with modifications, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/320) (the “2007 Regulations”). They implement in Great Britain the requirements of Directive 92/57/EEC (OJ No L245, 26.8.92, p6) (“the Directive”) on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites (eighth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), except certain technical requirements in the annexes to the Directive which are implemented by other health and safety regulations relating to specific hazards or circumstances. These include the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/735) and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3004).E+W+S+N.I.
2. Part 2 sets out the client duties under the Regulations. Part 3 provides for various health and safety duties and roles, namely general duties, the duties of the principal designer, principal contractor, designers and contractors. Part 4 provides the general requirements for all construction sites which remain largely unchanged from the 2007 Regulations. Part 5 sets out general provisions including the requirement for a review of the Regulations by the Secretary of State.E+W+S+N.I.
3. The main changes from the 2007 Regulations are—E+W+S+N.I.
4. The key changed role in these Regulations from the 2007 Regulations is that of the principal designer. This role fulfils the function of a safety and health coordinator for the project preparation stage as required by article 3.1 of the Directive which was previously carried out by the role of CDM co-ordinator. The principal designer has a more central role in the project than that of a CDM co-ordinator as they must be a designer with control over the pre-construction phase of the project (regulation 5(1)(a)). The pre-construction phase includes all design and preparation work for the construction project (regulation 2(1)). The principal designer is required to coordinate all health and safety matters relating to the pre-construction phase alongside the overall planning, management and monitoring of the pre-construction phase of the project (regulation 11(1)).E+W+S+N.I.
5. Schedule 4 provides transitional provisions for existing projects. Where an existing project has a CDM co-ordinator, a principal designer must be appointed within six months of the date these Regulations come into force unless the project ends before that date (paragraph 4 of Schedule 4). During the interim period the existing CDM co-ordinator must fulfil the duties in paragraph 5 of Schedule 4.E+W+S+N.I.
6. The principal contractor role fulfils the role of safety and health coordinator for the project execution stage as required by article 3.1 of the Directive. The core duties of the principal contractor have only minor modifications from those imposed under the 2007 Regulations and a principal contractor who has been appointed to an existing project under the 2007 Regulations will be treated as if they had been appointed as a principal contractor under these Regulations (paragraph 8 of Schedule 4).E+W+S+N.I.
7. A full impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business has been prepared. A copy of this document and the transposition note in relation to the implementation of the Directive have been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament and are annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside these Regulations at www.legislation.gov.uk.E+W+S+N.I.