Summary of client’s responsibilities

Clients of construction work have detailed responsibilities for health and safety under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). Our summary will help you to understand what’s required.

what’s covered?

This document defines the terms “client” and “construction work”. It then explains the duties of commercial clients throughout the project from concept through to completion. This includes preparing the client brief and issuing pre-construction information to contractors, as well as checks on the practices during the work and ensuring that essential information about the structure is available for future reference.