HSE announce re-write of the CDM Regs at APS event

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced, at an Association for Project Safety (APS) event on 10th May 2012 in London, that they will be re-drafting the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations for reissue in 2014.

The detail of the new regulatory package will not be known until the HSE Board Paper is presented in December. However, the HSE will be taking account of the current under implementation of the EU Temporary Mobile Construction Sites Directive as well as the outcome of the CDM Evaluation, the various Red Tape Challenges and associated Star Chamber reports. The HSE indicated that the new CDM Regulations would be based much more closely on the requirements of the EU TMCS Directive. Additional duties over and above the requirements of the EU Directive will be considered by the HSE provided that they bring tangible benefits to construction health and safety.

The Association for Project Safety, who broke the news to the construction industry, will be highlighting to the HSE where they believe that the existing CDM Regulations can be improved, and the EU Directive better implemented in the UK, without incurring additional burdens upon business and the construction industry.

The forthcoming issue of Digest will have more detail regarding this major issue so look out for it dropping through your letterbox.