Programme overview

A one day course, on CDM 2015, focussing on the roles and responsibilities of both the principal designer and the designer, under the new regulations.

The programme aligns with the 2015 regulations and considers the process of managing and co-ordinating health and safety in design. Delegates are offered guidance on:

• The communication process
• Collaborative team-based risk management
• Change management
• Accident prevention strategies

Why attend this workshop?

• Enrich your knowledge of the principles of CDM
• Be able to identify the links between CDM and current UK health and safety legislation (including risk assessment and the general principles of prevention)
• Implement the role of the principal designer and designer under CDM
• Implement the process of managing and co-ordinating health and safety in design, including the communication process; collaborative team-based risk management; change management and the impact of design on accident prevention strategies
• Utilise recommended risk management tools (including an introduction to uses for BIM technology) to inform design decisions relating to reasonably foreseeable risks

Our trainer is Dr Billy Hare who is currently a Reader in Construction Management for the School of Engineering and Built Environment at GCU, and also lectures within the school, covering construction management and health and safety topics. In addition to this he is an approved tutor for CITB and IOSH training.

To book onto the workshop e:mail mhaskills@leics.gov.uk