The CDM 2007 Regulations came into force on the 6^th April 2007. This section of the website gives you guidance on the latest changes and their implications. The key aims are to:

• Encourage everyone to work together to make health and safety an integral part of the design, construction and management of projects
• Improve planning and management from day one to identify hazards so that they can be eliminated or properly managed
• Target effort where it can be most effective in terms of health and safety.
• Encourage co-operation and co-ordination of the project

The guidance is classified as an established standard by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This means that it was developed as a code of practice by representatives working within the sector and should be used to help meet duties outlined in health and safety law. The guidance does not specifically form part of legislation.

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• Outlines the process followed to develop the guidance.
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