CDM Regulations 2015

This course introduces the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, the main regulations for managing health, safety and welfare on construction projects in Great Britain. You will learn the duties of clients, designers, principal designers, principal contractors, contractors and workers, when a project must be notified to HSE, and the key documents and welfare requirements. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training, competence or your employer's own procedures.
Modules
4
Duration
About 45 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 16

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Explain the purpose and scope of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
  • ✓Identify the duty holders under CDM 2015 and summarise their main duties, including for domestic clients.
  • ✓Recognise when a construction project must be notified to HSE.
  • ✓Describe the purpose of pre-construction information, the construction phase plan and the health and safety file.
  • ✓Outline the minimum welfare facilities required on construction sites.
  • ✓Describe how the construction phase is planned, managed and monitored.

Course contents

  1. Module 1: Introducing CDM 2015

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Clients and Notification

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Designers and the Pre-Construction Phase

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Contractors, Workers and the Construction Phase

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  5. Final assessment & certificate