Document management is critical for construction safety. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015) sets out the requirements for managing documents throughout the construction process. Failure to comply with the regulations can result in serious injury or death, and prosecution. What does CDM2015 require? CDM2015 requires that all construction documents are managed in a … Continue reading The importance of Document Management for Construction Safety →

Unfortunately, a principal designer cannot safely organize design meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the designer still has to undertake design risk management and provide health & safety information. Most importantly, the principal designer must coordinate the flow of all this information with their team and the client, to comply with the requirements of CDM … Continue reading Maintaining CDM 2015 Compliance while Unable to Meet Your Design Team due to COVID19 →

‘There’s an app for that’ was Apple’s battle cry in their 2009 advert, and we scoffed at the idea that an app could do anything more than remind us when the last episode of ER was being shown or allow Mr Pacman to cheer up a dreary train ride.  10 years later, are apps literally … Continue reading Architecture – there’s a brilliant app for that! →

Since new legislation in 2015, the role of ‘principal designer’ has been one passed around like an unwanted gift.  The principal designer must establish a basic standard of Health and Safety practices throughout any given construction project, and theoretically, anyone with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience in Health and Safety could be the principal … Continue reading Principal designer – why is an architect the best person for the job? →