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The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/51 · Made 22 January 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Health And Safety

Made 22nd January 2015

Laid before Parliament 29th January 2015

Coming into force 6th April 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 M1 (“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 M2.

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 M3.

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) M4 of the 1974 Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1974 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).

M2

Section 11(3) was inserted by S.I. 2008/960.

M3

Section 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.

M4

Section 80(4) was amended by S.I. 2002/794.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application in and outside Great Britain
  5. Part 2: Client duties
  6. 4Client duties in relation to managing projects
  7. 5Appointment of the principal designer and the principal contractor
  8. 6Notification
  9. 7Application to domestic clients
  10. Part 3: Health and safety duties and roles
  11. 8General duties
  12. 9Duties of designers
  13. 10Designs prepared or modified outside Great Britain
  14. 11Duties of a principal designer in relation to health and safety at the pre-construction phase
  15. 12Construction phase plan and health and safety file
  16. 13Duties of a principal contractor in relation to health and safety at the construction phase
  17. 14Principal contractor's duties to consult and engage with workers
  18. 15Duties of contractors
  19. Part 4: General requirements for all construction sites
  20. 16Application of Part 4
  21. 17Safe places of construction work
  22. 18Good order and site security
  23. 19Stability of structures
  24. 20Demolition or dismantling
  25. 21Explosives
  26. 22Excavations
  27. 23Cofferdams and caissons
  28. 24Reports of inspections
  29. 25Energy distribution installations
  30. 26Prevention of drowning
  31. 27Traffic routes
  32. 28Vehicles
  33. 29Prevention of risk from fire, flooding or asphyxiation
  34. 30Emergency procedures
  35. 31Emergency routes and exits
  36. 32Fire detection and fire-fighting
  37. 33Fresh air
  38. 34Temperature and weather protection
  39. 35Lighting
  40. Part 5: General
  41. 36Enforcement in respect of fire
  42. 37Transitional and saving provisions
  43. 38Revocation and consequential amendments
  44. 39Review
  45. Signature
  46. Schedule 1: Particulars to be notified under regulation 6
  47. 1Paragraph 1
  48. 2Paragraph 2
  49. 3Paragraph 3
  50. 4Paragraph 4
  51. 5Paragraph 5
  52. 6Paragraph 6
  53. 7Paragraph 7
  54. 8Paragraph 8
  55. 9Paragraph 9
  56. 10Paragraph 10
  57. 11Paragraph 11
  58. 12Paragraph 12
  59. 13Paragraph 13
  60. 14Paragraph 14
  61. 15Paragraph 15
  62. Schedule 2: Minimum welfare facilities required for construction sites
  63. 1Sanitary conveniences
  64. 2Washing facilities
  65. 3Drinking water
  66. 4Changing rooms and lockers
  67. 5Facilities for rest
  68. Schedule 3: Work involving particular risks
  69. 1Paragraph 1
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. 5Paragraph 5
  74. 6Paragraph 6
  75. 7Paragraph 7
  76. 8Paragraph 8
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. 10Paragraph 10
  79. Schedule 4: Transitional and saving provisions
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Projects with no existing CDM co-ordinator or principal contractor
  83. 4Projects with an existing CDM co-ordinator
  84. 5Duties of CDM co-ordinator during transitional period
  85. 6Duties disapplied pending appointment of principal designer
  86. 7Projects with only one contractor
  87. 8Savings
  88. Schedule 5Amendments
  89. Explanatory note