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HSE to limit notification in domestic projects to ‘footballers’ mansions’

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  1. While not an architect, I draw plans for small domestic extensions, but only for Planning and Building Regulations purposes. I do not undertake any supervisory role – would CDM still apply?
    Seems to me there could be confusion in this area.

  2. Just how does reducing the notification requirements and excluding many smaller projects help Health and Safety as the HSE will not be able to monitor sites if they do not know they are live, and as such will be less of a deterrent to malpractice. it takes about 3 minutes to send f10 notice, how does this save £3m per year? The issue of CDMc being ineffective is understandable as they have always had zero authority except with the voice of the Client, (why not have qualified ‘approved inspector’ style CDMc in the manner of Building Control ? ) Mostly as a CDMc we have to robustly challenge poor design due to the lack of a general legal regulation overview rather than buildability and this sort of challenge will no longer be available on most projects. The real problem with CDM has always been the general poor standard of CDMc practitioners who are just not proactive enough

  3. We undertake works which involve the construction of extensions (bedrooms/shower rooms) or conversions of garages for special facilites for disabled persons, these projects generally take approx 6-10 weeks and would be more than 30 days onsite, these porjects would be notifitable under the proposed CDM regulations changes. My thought is also that this would apply to many smaller dosmestic extensions and not just ‘Footballers Mansion’ projects and therefore these proposed changes would affect many more projects and I would of thought cause an immense increase in workload for the HSE?

  4. To incorporate the title “designer” into a new quasi duty holder role will only cause confusion, or allow clients to place pressures onto either the new PD role for no additional fees, or the new P Contractor rather than to have an adequate independent professional advising in that role I fear.. we are going back to 1994, but with iPads rather than safety hover boards!! On other comments, it’s the same in every profession you get good designers and good CDMC’s, there is also a bulk of very poor such title holders.. you usually from experience, get what you pay for.. hence the current problem!

  5. Despite the correction, this article is still implying that the application of the CDM Regulations to domestic projects will be something new. NO! The existing regulations already apply to all construction work, including domestic projects. As such designers and contractors have the same duties on domestic as commercial projects.
    It is only domestic CLIENTS that are not currently recognised by CDM 2007. The proposed changes to the regulations will now identify the domestic client as a duty holder, but provide for their ‘client duties’ to be discharged by the contractor or principal designer (new role) along with their own respective duties.

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