Client responsibility
The principal implication of CDM 2015 is that the duty holder for whom the construction services are carried out, the client, is accountable for health, safety and welfare facilities on the project. The client's responsibilities are:
- To employ suitably competent contractors and designers
- Provide pre-construction information to the other duty holders
- Ensure a construction phase plan for the project is prepared by the principal contractor before work commences
- Ensure suitable welfare facilities are available during the construction phase (see Planning the Works section)
- Notify HSE of notifiable projects (see Notification section)