Guide to the Management of CDM Co-ordination

Association for Project Safety

November 2007
Code: 61853
ISBN: 978 1 85946 276 8
Ring binder with CD ROM
£95.00

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This reference tool for the new role of CDM Co-ordinator is written by the APS, whose extensive experience in the field and insider’s knowledge of the new CDM Regulations will prove invaluable to any practice offering CDM-C services. It is arranged so that basic services and procedures can be quickly reviewed and related to the normal flow of the CDM Co-ordinator’s activities on a traditional procurement route.

• Published in a ring binder and supplied with a fully-searchable electronic version on CD-ROM, the guide covers:
• Competence, resources and capability
• Advising and assisting the client:
• To manage the project
• On appointments
• On notifying the HSE
• On the competence, resources and capability of others
• To provide information
• On the start of construction
• Co-ordinating the planning and preparations for project construction work
• Working with ‘designers’ on risk reduction and health and safety management
• Advising on the suitability and compatibility of designs
• Dealing with design work during construction
• Delivering a suitable Health and Safety File

Each section details what needs to be done under the headings: ‘How to do it’; ‘Additional guidance; ‘When other approaches are needed’; and ‘When things are going wrong’.