Construction Safety

CDM Compliance Made Simple

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) set out clear legal duties for clients, designers, and contractors involved in construction projects. These regulations are designed to ensure health and safety is properly considered from the planning stage through to project completion.

We provide practical CDM compliance support to help you understand your responsibilities, meet legal requirements, and manage risk effectively—without unnecessary complexity or delays.

Your Legal Responsibilities Under CDM 2015

Under CDM 2015, duty holders have specific legal obligations depending on their role. This includes:

  • Ensuring suitable arrangements are in place for managing health and safety

  • Appointing competent duty holders such as Principal Designers and Principal Contractors

  • Providing relevant pre-construction information

  • Ensuring risks are identified, managed, and communicated throughout the project

Failure to comply with CDM regulations can lead to enforcement action, project delays, fines, or prosecution.

Our role is to guide you through these responsibilities with clear, straightforward advice—ensuring your project remains compliant at every stage.

Practical Support From Start to Finish

Managing health and safety on a construction project can quickly become overwhelming. Between legal duties, documentation, and on-site risks, it’s easy to fall behind—or get it wrong.

We provide structured, practical support throughout the project lifecycle, helping you stay compliant while keeping your project running efficiently.

Our Construction Safety Services Include

We offer a full range of construction safety and CDM support services, including:

  • Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)

  • Construction Phase Plans (CPP)

  • Site inspections and safety audits

  • Contractor compliance checks

  • Ongoing health & safety advice

  • Documentation review and compliance support

  • Accreditations

All services are tailored to your project/business, ensuring documentation and processes reflect real site conditions—not generic templates.

Site Visits, Inspections & Safety Audits

Regular site visits and safety audits are essential to ensure that health and safety arrangements are not only documented, but actually being followed on site.

We carry out structured site inspections to:

  • Identify unsafe practices and site-specific risks

  • Monitor compliance with RAMS and construction phase plans

  • Review welfare facilities and site conditions

  • Check contractor competence and adherence to procedures

  • Highlight gaps between documentation and real-world practice

Each visit includes clear, actionable feedback—either verbal on-site or through a written report—so issues can be addressed quickly and effectively.

Our approach is practical and collaborative. We work with your team on site to improve standards, not disrupt progress, helping you maintain compliance while keeping your project moving.

Rgular safety audits are a key part of demonstrating compliance under CDM 2015. They provide evidence that health and safety is being actively managed—not just documented.

They also help:

  • Reduce the risk of incidents and accidents

  • Identify issues before they escalate

  • Improve site standards and contractor performance

  • Demonstrate due diligence in the event of inspection

GET IN TOUCH

Call: 07459 681591
Email: info@jhsafe.co.uk