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Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 320

health and safety

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

Made

7th February 2007

Laid before Parliament

15th February 2007

Coming into force

6 April 2007

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. PART 1

    INTRODUCTION

    1. 1. Citation and commencement

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Application

  2. PART 2

    GENERAL MANAGEMENT DUTIES APPLYING TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

    1. 4. Competence

    2. 5. Co-operation

    3. 6. Co-ordination

    4. 7. General principles of prevention

    5. 8. Election by clients

    6. 9. Client’s duty in relation to arrangements for managing projects

    7. 10. Client’s duty in relation to information

    8. 11. Duties of designers

    9. 12. Designs prepared or modified outside Great Britain

    10. 13. Duties of contractors

  3. PART 3

    ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHERE PROJECT IS NOTIFIABLE

    1. 14. Appointments by the client where a project is notifiable

    2. 15. Client’s duty in relation to information where a project is notifiable

    3. 16. The client’s duty in relation to the start of the construction phase where a project is notifiable

    4. 17. The client’s duty in relation to the health and safety file

    5. 18. Additional duties of designers

    6. 19. Additional duties of contractors

    7. 20. General duties of CDM co-ordinators

    8. 21. Notification of project by the CDM co-ordinator

    9. 22. Duties of the principal contractor

    10. 23. The principal contractor’s duty in relation to the construction phase plan

    11. 24. The principal contractor’s duty in relation to co-operation and consultation with workers

  4. PART 4

    DUTIES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

    1. 25. Application of Regulations 26 to 44

    2. 26. Safe places of work

    3. 27. Good order and site security

    4. 28. Stability of structures

    5. 29. Demolition or dismantling

    6. 30. Explosives

    7. 31. Excavations

    8. 32. Cofferdams and caissons

    9. 33. Reports of inspections

    10. 34. Energy distribution installations

    11. 35. Prevention of drowning

    12. 36. Traffic routes

    13. 37. Vehicles

    14. 38. Prevention of risk from fire etc.

    15. 39. Emergency procedures

    16. 40. Emergency routes and exits

    17. 41. Fire detection and fire-fighting

    18. 42. Fresh air

    19. 43. Temperature and weather protection

    20. 44. Lighting

  5. PART 5

    GENERAL

    1. 45. Civil liability

    2. 46. Enforcement in respect of fire

    3. 47. Transitional provisions

    4. 48. Revocations and amendments

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PARTICULARS TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE EXECUTIVE (or Office of Rail Regulation)

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      WELFARE FACILITIES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A REPORT OF INSPECTION

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      REVOCATION OF INSTRUMENTS

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      AMENDMENTS

Go to Explanatory Note

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), 5(a), (6)(a) and (b), (8) and (9), 47(2) and (3), 80(1) and (2) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and (2), 6, 7, 8(1), 9 to 12, 14, 15(1), 16, 18, 20 and 21 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(1) (“the 1974 Act”).

In doing so he gives effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, and it appearing expedient to him after consulting such bodies as appear to him to be appropriate in accordance with section 80(4) of that Act(2).

(1)

1974 c.37; sections 11(2), 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 c.71, Schedule 15, paragraphs 4, 6 and 16(3) respectively. Back [1]

(2)

As regards Scotland, see also section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c.46) which provides that, despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of that Act of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law, any function of a Minister of the Crown in relation to any matter shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (1972 c.68). Back [2]

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