Course Overview
One of the key changes introduced by Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) is replacement of the role of CDM Co-ordinator (CDMC) with a Principal Designer (PD). The principal designer has responsibility for co-ordination of health and safety during the pre-construction phase. HSE guidance defines principal designers as ‘…designers appointed by the client in projects involving more than one contractor. They can be an organisation or an individual with sufficient knowledge, experience and ability to carry out the role.’ This may be combined with other roles on the project, such as project manager or architect.
The Principal Designer should be appointed as early as possible in the design process (if practicable at the concept stage) and at least before the start of the construction phase, so they have enough time to carry out their duties to plan and manage the pre-construction and construction phases. If a client fails to appoint a principal designer, the client must carry out their duties.
This two-day training Principal Designer course focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the Principal Designer under the 2015 regulations and provides several examples of case law prosecutions. The course also explores the importance of considering potential temporary works from the earliest stages of the project.
What’s Covered?
The course aligns with the 2015 regulations and considers the process of managing and coordinating health and safety in design and includes:
- CDM 2015 structure
- Who are Principal Designers?
- Duties and responsibilities
- Principals of prevention
- Coordination and communication
- Designers’ risk assessment
- Residual risk & register
- Temporary works
- Designers’ duties.
Learning Outcomes
This virtual training session is delivered ‘live’ by our knowledgeable and professional trainer and is interactive, encouraging delegate participation, to ensure skills learnt will be able to be confidently applied in practice; there are ample time for delegates to ask questions throughout the session.
By the end of the course delegates will be clear on how to comply with the principal designer duties and use risk management tools to inform their design decisions relating to reasonably foreseeable risks.
An e-certificate of attendance and emailed copy of the slide presentation in a handy note format will be provided for all delegates who attended the session.
Interested?
This course can be delivered in the following ways:
If you have a few colleagues who would like to attend the course, it may be more cost effective for us to run this virtually for you, on an in-house basis. This can be done via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
If you'd like an in-house course but would prefer this to be face-to-face, our trainer can come to your organisation and deliver this course in person.
We regularly run this course publicly (virtually). Keep your eye on our website and follow us on LinkedIn for updates. You can also enquire at training@housingcompliance.co.uk
