Controlling Contractors (incorporating CDM Regulations)

Course overview

This course is for people tasked with briefing and managing contractors, to ensure compliance with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, which govern the legal compliance for commissioning construction works.

• What constitutes a contractor?
• Health and safety law and statutory duties
• Selecting and managing contractors in practice
• Planning; risk assessment, safe systems of work
• Steps; prior to, during and on completion
• General management duties applying to construction projects
• Additional duties; CDM Regulations
• Duties relating to health and safety on construction sites
• Liabilities, enforcement in respect of fire, transitional provisions
• Pre-construction information
• Construction phase plan
• Health and safety file
• Competence and training

Course benefits

Ensuring compliance with legal requirements; responsibilities of all parties, including duty holders in construction projects. This course will increase competence within the business: How to plan, communicate, consult, educate and engage contractors to promote compliance. The delegates will gain the knowledge to monitor and review contractor performance to reduce incidents or accidents occurring.

Please note

This course specification has been put together to achieve the key learning aims appealing to a broad range of customers. PETA are able to use this course as the basis of a bespoke programme if you would like the learning outcomes to be specific to your organisation. Contact us for more information on our bespoke training options.