The principal designer under the CDM regulations is the designer with overall control over the pre-construction phase, mainly focusing on managing and minimising health & safety risks of the design and preparation of works on site stages. PRINCIPLE DESIGNER The principal designer has responsibilities for preparing and providing information to duty holders, managing the pre-construction health and safety arrangements, ensuring designers carry out their duties, and liaise with the principal contractor to assist with the pre-construction phase. This includes identifying and controlling e.g. design, work environment, and general risks during project preparation. The client has to appoint a principal designer as early as possible in the project so the assessment of the design can start at the beginning of the concept process. The principal designer, similar as the principal contractor, has to be appointed on projects with more than one contractor.
Post tender the principal designer is responsible for carrying out the following:
• Compiling and issuing preconstruction health and safety documentation to the principal contractor. • Commenting on and approving the construction phase health and safety plan issued by the principal contractor. • Completing F10 documentation and issuing to the principal contractor. This notice must be displayed on site at all times. • Monitoring health and safety on site via impromptu site visits and ensuring all site personnel are adhering to the correct health and safety requirements. • Compiling health and safety file following completion of the project, to include but not limited to as-built drawings, planning consents, commissioning certification, asbestos register and planning consents.
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