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 ...

Meeting legislative requirements can be costly in both time and money. Suffering an accident, fatality and resulting prosecution can be even more so. Finding a balance of what is reasonable can be ...

Legislation to ensure the safe design and construction of structures was updated in April 2015, namely the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) The Construction (Design and ...

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 ...

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’ ...

A Lancashire health and safety company is warning construction industry firms of significant regulatory changes which will impact businesses during 2015. Adam Kaley, commercial director at ...

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.