CDM 2015: Who Does What
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Explain what CDM 2015 is for and that it applies to all construction work and identify the duty holders and their main duties.

- Assign to
- Clients, designers, contractors and site managers
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain what CDM 2015 is for and that it applies to all construction work.
- Identify the duty holders and their main duties.
- Decide when a PD and PC are needed, and when to notify HSE.
- Use the pre-construction information, construction phase plan and health and safety file.
The course
- 01What CDM is
- 02The duty holders
- 03The key documents
- 04Putting it together
The decision they practise
In “Phil and Yvonne”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “How a missing survey becomes an exposure” and “Two ways the project could start”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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