New CDM Guide for Small Builders, Contractors and Tradespeople

A NEW guide featuring CDM case studies has been published by the Construction Leadership Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing workstream.

The guide, called CDM Case Studies for Small Builders and Contractors, is aimed at small construction businesses and tradespeople working in the domestic sector.

CDM 2015 Regulations

The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) is the main set of regulations for managing the health, safety and welfare of construction projects and applies to all building and construction work. It includes new build, demolition, refurbishment, extensions, conversions, repair and maintenance. However, research has shown that knowledge and application of the CDM 2015 Regulations varies, especially among smaller businesses.

In response to this, and to help builders and contractors understand their roles and responsibilities, the new guide shows how CDM Regulations are applied in practice to three standard small building projects.

New CDM Guide

The new guide is a short interactive PDF, and includes links to industry resources. It explains what CDM Regulations are and why they matter, provides case studies, a flowchart, and summary FAQs with plain English translations.

The guide is an amended and abridged version of the CDM 20-20 Vision – Changing the Culture guide published in April 2021, which includes a range of examples of CDM applied to a variety of work types. The latest version to be published has been produced by the Supporting Small Employers group of CONIAC and has been written by small businesses, for small businesses.

The Construction Leadership Council is encouraging construction professionals and businesses who operate in, or supply, the domestic sector to share the guide. The document may also be a useful reference for homeowners who are commissioning small works.

Click here to download the guide.

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