Make suitable arrangements for managing a project.
This includes making sure:
- Other duty holders are appointed
- Sufficient time and resources are allocated

What makes a Domestic Client?

Duties are normally transferred to:
- The Contractor, on a single contractor project or:
- The Principal Contractor, on a project involving more than one contractor.

What is a Client?

Liaising with the Client and Principal Designer

Make sure:
- The relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders.
- The Principal Designer and principle contractor carry out their duties.
- Welfare facilities are provided.

Plan, Manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase.

Can choose to have a written agreement with Principal Designer to carry out the client duties.

Provide information to other members of the project team to help them fulfil their duties.

What is a Designer?

Prepare and provide relevant information to other duty holders.

Ensure workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety

Plan, manage and monitor construction work under their control so that it is carried out without risks to health and safety.

When preparing or modifying designs, to eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during:
- Construction
- The maintenance and use of a building once built

Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre construction phase.
Includes:
- Identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks.
- Ensuring designers carry out their duties.

Provide relevant information to the Principal Contractor to help them plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase.

What is a Principal Contractor?

Preparing the construction phase plan

What are Principal Designers?
(AKA - CDM Coordinators)

For single-contractor projects, prepare a construction phase plan.

Must cooperate with the employer, fellow workers, contractors and other duty holders

Organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work.

Ensure suitable site inductions are provided

Ensure reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access

Must take care of their own health and safety and others who may be affected by their actions

Ensure welfare facilities are provided

Must be consulted about matters which affect their health, safety and welfare

What is a Contractor?

Coordinate their activities with others in the project team - in particular, comply with directions given to them by the Principal Designer or Principal Contractor.

Must report anything they see which is likely to endanger either their own or others' health and safety