Meeting legislative requirements can be costly in both time and money. Suffering an accident, fatality and resulting prosecution can be even more so. Finding a balance of what is reasonable can be ...

Legislation to ensure the safe design and construction of structures was updated in April 2015, namely the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) The Construction (Design and ...

The HSE has accused architects of ‘abdicating responsibility’ over their duty to assess the impact of their designs on site safety. As a result it has decided to roll-out the new ‘Designer Initiative’ ...

Revisions to the UK’s Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations are expected to come into force in April 2007. The new version of the regulations, CDM 2007, will bring together the ...