The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007

Made: 7th February 2007

Laid before Parliament: 15th February 2007

Coming into force: 6 April 2007

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PART 1 — INTRODUCTION

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Application

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PART 2 — GENERAL MANAGEMENT DUTIES APPLYING TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Competence

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Co-operation

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Co-ordination

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General principles of prevention

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Election by clients

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Client's duty in relation to arrangements for managing projects

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Client's duty in relation to information

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Duties of designers

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Designs prepared or modified outside Great Britain

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Duties of contractors

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PART 3 — ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHERE PROJECT IS NOTIFIABLE

Appointments by the client where a project is notifiable

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Client's duty in relation to information where a project is notifiable

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The client's duty in relation to the start of the construction phase where a project is notifiable

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The client's duty in relation to the health and safety file

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Additional duties of designers

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Additional duties of contractors

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General duties of CDM co-ordinators

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Notification of project by the CDM co-ordinator

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Duties of the principal contractor

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The principal contractor's duty in relation to the construction phase plan

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The principal contractor's duty in relation to co-operation and consultation with workers

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PART 4 — DUTIES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

Application of Regulations 26 to 44

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Safe places of work

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Good order and site security

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Stability of structures

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Demolition or dismantling

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Explosives

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Excavations

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Cofferdams and caissons

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Reports of inspections

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Energy distribution installations

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Prevention of drowning

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Traffic routes

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Vehicles

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Prevention of risk from fire etc.

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Emergency procedures

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Emergency routes and exits

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Fire detection and fire-fighting

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Fresh air

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Temperature and weather protection

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Lighting

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PART 5 — GENERAL

Civil liability

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Enforcement in respect of fire

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Transitional provisions

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Revocations and amendments

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SCHEDULE 1 — PARTICULARS TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE EXECUTIVE (or Office of Rail Regulation OR OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION)

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SCHEDULE 2 — WELFARE FACILITIES

Sanitary conveniences

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Washing facilities

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Drinking water

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Changing rooms and lockers

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Facilities for rest

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SCHEDULE 3 — PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A REPORT OF INSPECTION

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SCHEDULE 4 — REVOCATION OF INSTRUMENTS

Description of instrument	Reference	Extent of revocation
The Construction (General Provisions) Regulations 1961	S.I. 1961/1580	The whole Regulations
The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989	S.I. 1989/682	Regulation 8(3) and part III of the Schedule
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994	S.I. 1994/3140	The whole Regulations
The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996	S.I. 1996/1592	The whole Regulations
The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/494	In Schedule 3, the entries relating to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 and to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/2306	In Schedule 4, the entry relating to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/2307	In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999	S.I. 1999/3242	Regulation 27 In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994
The Construction (Design and Management)(Amendment) Regulations 2000	S.I. 2000/2380	The whole Regulations
The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments)(England) Order 2004	S.I. 2004/3168	Article 37
The Work at Height Regulations 2005	S.I. 2005/735	In Schedule 8, the entry relating to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005	S.I. 2005/1541	Schedule 3 paragraph 3
The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments)(Wales) Order 2005	S.I. 2005/2929	Article 37
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments)(No.2) Order 2005	S.S.I. 2005/344	Schedule 1 Part 1 paragraph 18
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings)(No.2) Order 2006	S.S.I. 2006/457	Schedule 1 paragraph 4
The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006	S.I. 2006/557	Schedule paragraph 4

SCHEDULE 5 — AMENDMENTS

Description of instrument	Reference	Extent of amendment
The Factories Act 1961	1961 c.34, as amended by S.I. 1996/1592	In section 176(1) in the definitions “building operation” and “work of engineering construction” for “1994” substitute “2007”
The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005	2005 asp 5, as amended by S.I. 2005/2060	For the words in section 61(9)(za)(iv) substitute “which are a workplace which is, or is on, a construction site (as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007) and to which those Regulations apply (other than a construction site to which regulation 46(1) of those Regulations applies)”
The Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989	S.I. 1989/2209	For the words in regulation 2(1) substitute “Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, these Regulations shall apply to construction work within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007”
The Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992	S.I. 1992/3004, as amended by S.I. 1996/1592	For the words in regulation 3(1)(b) substitute “a workplace which is a construction site within the meaning of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, and in which the only activity being undertaken is construction work within the meaning of those regulations, save that— (i) regulations 18 and 25A apply to such a workplace; and (ii) regulations 7(1A), 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 26(1) apply to such a workplace which is indoors”
The Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996	S.I. 1996/1656	In regulation 2(1) for the words ““the 1996 Regulations” means the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996” substitute ““the 2007 Regulations” means the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007” In regulation 3(1) for “1994” substitute “2007” and for the words “is not excluded by regulation 3(2)” substitute “is carried out in the course of a project which is notifiable within the meaning of regulation 2(3)” In regulation 5(3) for “1994” substitute “2007” In regulation 13(2)(a) for the words “19, 20 and 25(3) of the 1996 Regulations” substitute “39, 40 and 44(3) of the 2007 Regulations” In regulation 13(2)(d) for the words “20(1) of the 1996 Regulations” substitute “39(1) of the 2007 Regulations” In regulation 14(1) for the words “21 of the 1996 Regulations” substitute “41 of the 2007 Regulations” In regulation 18(a) for the words “regulation 22 of the 1996 Regulations” substitute “Schedule 2 of the 2007 Regulations”
The Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997	S.I. 1997/553	In regulation 2(1) in the definition “construction work” for “1994” substitute “2007”
The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/494	In regulation 2(1) in the definitions “construction work” and “contractor” for “1994” substitute “2007” In Schedule 2 for the words in paragraph 4(a)(i) substitute “the project which includes the work is notifiable within the meaning of regulation 2(3) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007; or”
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/2306	In regulation 6(5)(e) for the words “regulation 29 of the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996” substitute “regulations 31(4) or 32(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007”
The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998	S.I. 1998/2451	In regulation 2(4)(d) for “1994” substitute “2007”
The Work at Height Regulations 2005	S.I. 2005/735	In regulation 2(1) in the definition “construction work” for the words “the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996” substitute “the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007”
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005	S.I. 2005/1541	In article 25(b)(iv) for the words “the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996” substitute “the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007” and for “33” substitute “46”
The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006	S.I. 2006/557	In regulation 2 in the definition “construction work” for “1994” substitute “2007” For the words in regulation 5(2)(a)(i) substitute “the project which includes that work is notifiable within the meaning of regulation 2(3) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007; and”

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Bill McKenzie — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — 2007-02-07

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 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.

[^f00002]: 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).

[^f00003]: S.I. 1999/3242, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1994/3140, amended by S.I. 2006/557; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1992/3004, amended by S.I. 2002/2174 and S.I. 2005/735; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2001/2127.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2006/2739.

[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/3163, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00009]: S.I. 2006/557, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00010]: 1974 c.37

[^f00011]: S.I. 2005/1541, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. All functions of the Secretary of State under the Order, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 2006/1458.

[^f00012]: 2005 asp 5. Section 61(9) was amended by S.I. 2005/2060 article 2(1) and (4)(a) and (b).

[^f00013]: Section 77(1) was amended and 77(1A) inserted by S.I. 2005/2060 article 2(1) and (6)(a) and (b); section 77A was inserted by S.I. 2005/2060 article 2(1) and (7); section 78(2) was amended by S.S.I. 2005/352 regulation 2 and S.I. 2005/2060 article 2(1) and (8)(a); section 78(3) was amended and 78(5A) inserted by S.I. 2005/2060 article 2(1) and (8)(b) and (c).

[^f00014]: S.I. 1994/3140, amended by S.I. 2006/557; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

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Editorial notes

[^key-3f031aa6ca8803e5d97145c96c6c3219]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2015) by The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/51), regs. 1, 38(1) (with reg. 3, Sch. 4)

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