This is a brief checklist for clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regs 2007 which came into force in April. A client must:
take reasonable steps to make arrangements to manage a project to avoid health and safety risks;
take reasonable steps to make arrangements to manage a project to meet (i) site welfare requirements (eg toilets and washing facilities) and (ii) site safety requirements;
take reasonable steps to take account of any use of a completed project as a workplace;
review and maintain health and safety arrangements;
collate and supply project information to designers and contractors appointed by the client;
comply with all general duties under CDM 2007 which affects all duty holders (ie check the competence of those appointed; co-operate and co-ordinate with other duty holders; apply the principles of prevention);
