CDM 2015 – ‘Myth or Marvel’ - 8 December 2021

Has the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations significantly improved health and safety in the UK Construction Sector?

27 years have passed since the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations were introduced in April 1994.

In view of recent annual construction site safety blitzes carried out by HSE, from 1800 construction sites visited in one year, 43% failed to meet basic health and safety compliance, 400 sites served with improvement notices for material breach and 250 Prohibition Notices issued for serious life-threatening conditions. This would suggest that CDM 2015 is not working as it was intended to do.