CDM Services
In complex projects, early health and safety integration isn't optional, it's essential. Aspis delivers tailored CDM advice that reduces risk, ensures compliance, and supports smoother delivery.
At Aspis Consulting Group, our Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) services sit at the core of our Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) offering. We support commercial and residential projects by embedding robust health and safety management while ensuring full compliance with CDM regulations.
The CDM 2015 Regulations can be complex and demanding. Our EHS specialists bring clarity through practical, proportionate advice tailored to each project and sector. From defining dutyholder responsibilities and assessing the competence of appointed parties to developing comprehensive pre-construction information, we help clients manage risk effectively and meet their statutory obligations.
Operating across London and the wider UK, Aspis Consulting Group acts as a trusted EHS partner throughout the project lifecycle. We go beyond compliance, providing assurance, confidence, and the peace of mind that health and safety risks are being professionally managed from concept through to completion.
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Client
We support Clients in fulfilling their CDM 2015 duties by establishing clear project governance, appointing competent dutyholders, and ensuring health and safety is effectively managed from project inception.
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CDM Principal Designer
As Principal Designer, we lead design-stage risk management, coordinate designers, and ensure foreseeable health and safety risks are eliminated or controlled through safe design and robust pre-construction information.
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CDM Principal Contractor
We support Principal Contractors in planning, managing, and monitoring construction work by strengthening site safety systems, coordinating contractors, and maintaining compliance throughout the construction phase.
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Understanding the evolving health and safety landscape
“CDM is not a box-ticking exercise. When it’s applied properly, it forces better thinking, better planning, and better decisions from day one. By identifying risk early and designing it out wherever possible, we make projects safer, more efficient, and more predictable. In our experience, well-planned work is safe work, and CDM is the framework that makes that planning happen.”
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 place clear legal duties on those involved in construction projects to manage health and safety effectively. Understanding these core requirements helps clients, designers, and contractors meet their obligations, reduce risk, and maintain compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
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Interesting Facts relating to CDM Regulations
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Scope of CDM Regulations
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 apply to almost all construction projects in the UK, including domestic work.
Mandatory Duty Holder Appointments
A Principal Designer and a Principal Contractor must be appointed when a project involves more than one contractor.
Client Legal Responsibilities
Clients have a legal duty to ensure suitable arrangements are in place for managing health and safety throughout the project lifecycle.
Principal Designer Responsibilities
The Principal Designer is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring health and safety risks during the pre-construction phase.
Principal Contractor Responsibilities
The Principal Contractor is responsible for managing site safety during the construction phase, including coordinating contractors and enforcing safe working practices.
Enforcement and Penalties
Non-compliance with CDM Regulations can result in criminal prosecution, unlimited fines, and imprisonment under UK health and safety law.
