CDM Coordinators, Health & Safety Specialists, Pricing & Estimating & Architects in Bedfordshire.
Address

Building Advisory Service
78 Union Street
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 1EY

Other Details

Telephone: +44(0)1582 476585
Facsimile: +44(0)1582 477364

Emails

General Enquires: bas@buildingadvisoryservice.co.uk
Pricing & Estimating: peter@buildingadvisoryservice.co.uk
Health & Safety: tina@buildingadvisoryservice.co.uk
Building Design & Project Management: richard@buildingadvisoryservice.co.uk

CDM Co-ordinators

All of our health and safety consultants are fully qualified with extensive experience and are members of IOSH and APS and follow a programme of Continual Personal Development (CPD) to ensure that they keep up to speed with current legislation. This enables them to update their clients on any aspects of law which may affect their company. BAS have Constructionline and CHAS accreditation as CDM Co-ordinators.

The Construction (Design & Management) CDM Regulations 2007 came into force on 6 April 2007 replacing the CDM 1994 and Construction Health Safety and Welfare Regulations 1996 (CHSW). Its aim was to integrate health and safety into the management of a project and to encourage all persons involved to work together with a common aim to:

  • improve the planning and managment of projects from the start;
  • identify hazards early on, so that they could be eliminated or significantly reduced at the design or planning stage with any remaining hazards being properly managed;
  • target effort where it can do the most good in terms of health and safety; and
  • discourage unnecessary bureaucracy

All construction projects come under CDM 2007 Regulations and they place specific duties (part 2 and part 3) on the various parties involved in a development. The various duties are:

Client

  • Appoint CDM co-ordinator
  • Appoint principal contractor
  • Make sure that the construction phase of the project does not start until there are: Welfare facilities and Construction phase health and safety plan in place
  • Provide information relating to the health and safety file to the CDM co-ordinator
  • Retain and provide access to the health and safety file
  • Provide pre-construction information to designers and contractors
  • Allow sufficient time and resources for all stages
  • Ensure that there are suitable management arrangements for the project including welfare facilities
  • Check competence and resources of all appointees

CDM Co-ordinators

  • Advise and assist the client with his/her duties
  • Notify HSE
  • Co-ordinate health and safety aspects of design work and co-operate with others involved with the project
  • Facilitate good communication between client, designers and contractors
  • Liaise with principal contractor regarding ongoing design
  • Identify, collect and pass on pre-construction information
  • Prepare/update health and safety file

Designers

  • Eliminate hazards and reduce risks during design
  • Provide information about any remaining risks
  • Check client is aware of duties and CDM co-ordinator has been appointed
  • Provide any information needed for the health and safety file

Principal Contractors

  • Plan, manage and monitor construction phase in liaison with contractor
  • Prepare, develop and implement a written plan and site rules
  • Give contractors relevant parts of the plan
  • Make sure suitable welfare facilities are provided form the start and maintained throughout the construction phase
  • Check competence of all appointees
  • Ensure all workers on site are inducted and given any further information and training needed for the work
  • Consult with the workers
  • Liaise with CDM co-ordinator regarding ongoing design
  • Secure the site

With the exception of domestic clients all projects which last more than 30 working days or involve more than 500 person days are notifiable to the HSE.

Nowadays it is not uncommon for clients to request a proof of competence in the form of either the completion of their own health and safety questionnaire or that of an accredited company eg CHAS, Constructionline, Exor, SafeContractor or Safemark. We can assist you in achieving this accreditation.

We have acted as CDM Co-ordinators on a wide variety of schemes including projects for Astrium Stevenage, Jordans Cereals, Massmould,  Hightown Praetorian Housing Association, Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation and our objectives are to assist clients, designers, principal contractors and contractors to achieve a well organised, safe and efficient environment for the duration of the construction project.

As CDM Co-ordinators and health and safety advisors we are able to assist companies with the following:

  • Company Health and Safety Audits
  • Implementation and Review of Safety Management Systems
  • Health and Safety Policies tailored to company requirements
  • Pre-Construction Information Plans
  • Health and Safety Files
  • Construction Phase Plans
  • Site inspections and audits
  • Method Statements and Safe Systems of Work
  • Risk Assessments
  • Fire Risk Assessments
  • Accident Investigation and advice
  • Compliance against defined standards
  • Completion of health and safety questionnaires

For further information regarding our health and safety services and fee structures please contact Tina Pears on +44(0)1582 476585.