CDM Coordinator Services
Construction Design and Management - CDM C Services for the Birmingham, West Midlands areas and beyond.
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CDM Services have successfully carried out the role of CDM Coordinator as required under the construction design and management (CDM 2007) on a wide range of construction projects since the introduction of the CDM regulations back in April 1995.
Our CDM Services has been updated in compliance with the revised duties of a CDM Coordinator and has a core team of full time CDM Coordinators, all of whom are registered CDM Coordinators with the Association for Project Safety (APS) and assessed as competent to take on the role.
CDM Services have the knowledge, experience and resources necessary to ensure successful service delivery to our clients regardless of the size or complexity of the construction project.
Our CDM Coordinator Services are tailored to suit our clients' business needs whilst ensuring compliance with the regulations and industry best practice.
CDM Services are currently providing a CDM Coordinator service on projects ranging from £150k to £20m.
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The Role of the CDM Coordinator
CDM coordinator role is to provide the client with a key project advisor in respect of construction health and safety risk management matters.
A CDM Coordinator advises the client on the appointment of competent designers and contractors and the adequacy of management arrangements.
They ensure proper co-ordination of the health and safety aspects of the design process. They facilitate good communication and cooperation between project team members and co-ordinate the preparation of the health and safety file.
For clients the early appointment of the CDM Coordinator is crucial for effective planning and establishing management arrangements from the start. The regulations require the appointment to take place as soon as is practicable after initial design work or other preparation for construction work has begun.
This will allow the client to appraise their project needs and objectives, including the business case and any possible constraints on development to enable them to decide whether or not to proceed with the project before appointing the CDM Coordinator.
The CDM coordinator needs to be in a position to be able to co-ordinate the design work and advise on the suitability of the designs, and therefore they should be appointed before significant detailed design work begins. Significant detailed design work includes preparation of the initial concept design and implementation of any strategic brief.
As a scheme moves into the detailed design stage, it becomes more difficult to make fundamental changes that eliminate hazards and reduce risks associated with early design decisions.
Proper consideration of the health and safety implications of the design for those who build and maintain the structure will make a significant contribution to reducing its whole life cost, and will make delivery to time, cost and quality more likely.
It is crucial that the CDM coordinator has sufficient independence to carry out the tasks effectively. Ideally the CDM Coordinator should not be a division of the architect, the structural engineer, the mechanical engineer, the electrical engineer or the quantity surveyor.