Any new or changes to health and safety law are issued on 6 April and 1 October each year.
The following table outlines the changes due in April 2015 and summarises the likely impact on work at UCL.
Ref:
Lead
Dept
Title of Measure
Purpose of Measure
Construction (Design and
Management)
Regulations 2015 (CDM
2015).
To ensure there is clearer expression of duties,
reduction of bureaucracy and appropriate
guidance for small projects.
The revised regulations will affect the roles and
responsibilities involved in construction
projects with some significant changes. The
main changes, are:
replacing the
Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) with
targeted guidance for the five duty holders'
Simplification. Replacing the CDM Co-ordinator
role with the new role of 'Principal Designer'
within the project team. Replacing explicit
requirement for individual competence with
requirement to have appropriate information,
instruction, training and supervision to work
safely. Raise the threshold for notification of
projects. HSE notification level changes. CDM
2015: If the construction work is scheduled to
last >30 working days and have >20 workers
working simultaneously at any point in the
project or exceed 500 person days.
Date the measure
is due to come in
force
Impact
Legislation
HSE
Ref:
Lead
Dept
Title of Measure
Approved Codes of Practice and guidance
Purpose of Measure
06/04/2015
Date the measure
is due to come in
force
Changes required - There will be a six month transition period
until 6 October 2015 for UCL to put in place procedures for
meeting the new regulatory requirements. Key highlights of the
new regulations which mainly affect UCL Estates include;
The need to appoint a Principal Designer for all projects (large
and small). This is a new requirement and reflects the
importance of the designers role in ensuring safety is considered.
The need to ensure that the Principal Designers and Contractors
have the right levels of skills and experience for the work which
they are to undertake.
Impact