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CDM Projects
Construction and engineering activities can involve complex projects with multiple inputs by a range of stakeholders, trades and professions. These include the client, the designer, principal contractors, subcontractors and those who will be operating and maintaining the resultant building or installation. This can become complex when a project involves in-house departments and outsourced agencies and has overlapping timescales, with numerous contractors on or off site. Even short duration construction work such as the installations of security or telecommunication systems, repairs to roofing, building refurbishment, shop fitting or a small extension must be properly managed.
It is a legal requirement that a range of construction and engineering activities are properly designed, planned, constructed and commissioned to ensure that health and safety matters are managed from design through to use and maintenance and ultimate demolition or dismantling. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) sets out a range of responsibilities and duties that apply to short duration construction projects (non-notifiable projects) as well as longer duration construction projects (notifiable projects).
It is the responsibility of clients to ensure that all these requirements are met. At Praxis42, we help our clients by providing either a competent resource to help select competent appointees and manage shorter duration work, such as an office refurbishment or extension or a CDM co-ordinator for notifiable construction projects.
Our CDM services include:
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provision of a competent adviser for CDM Projects
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assistance with selecting competent resources and appointees
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developing a response to enquiries relating to competence
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CHAS accreditation submission and approval
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developing plans and responses to tender
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advice regarding co-operation and co-ordination best practice
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training
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integrated CDM processes
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project risk assessments and method statements
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liaison with architects or designers
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liaison with contractors and subcontractors
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inspection and monitoring services to meet client responsibilities
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notification and liaison with enforcement agencies
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project safety plans
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construction and commissioning safety and environment
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performance reviews
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project safety files
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project reviews