The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made: 31st May 2007

Coming into operation: 9th July 2007

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PART 1 — INTRODUCTION

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Application

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PART 2 — GENERAL MANAGEMENT DUTIES APPLYING TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Competence

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Co-operation

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Co-ordination

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General principles of prevention

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Election by clients

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Client’s duty in relation to arrangements for managing projects

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Client’s duty in relation to information

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Duties of designers

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Designs prepared or modified outside Northern Ireland

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Duties of contractors

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PART 3 — ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHERE PROJECT IS NOTIFIABLE

Appointments by the client where a project is notifiable

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Client’s duty in relation to information where a project is notifiable

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The client’s duty in relation to the start of the construction phase where a project is notifiable

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The client’s duty in relation to the health and safety file

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Additional duties of designers

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Additional duties of contractors

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General duties of CDM co-ordinators

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Notification of project by the CDM co-ordinator

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Duties of the principal contractor

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The principal contractor’s duty in relation to the construction phase plan

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The principal contractor’s duty in relation to co-operation and consultation with workers

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PART 4 — DUTIES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

Application of regulations 26 to 43

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Safe places of work

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Good order and site security

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Stability of structures

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Demolition or dismantling

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Excavations

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Cofferdams and caissons

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Reports of inspections

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Energy distribution installations

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Prevention of drowning

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Traffic routes

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Vehicles

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Prevention of risk from fire etc.

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Emergency procedures

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Emergency routes and exits

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Fire detection and fire-fighting

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Fresh air

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Temperature and weather protection

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Lighting

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PART 5 — GENERAL

Civil liability

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Enforcement in respect of fire

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Transitional provisions

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Revocations and amendments

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SCHEDULE 1 — PREMISES AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL SEA

Interpretation

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Offshore installations

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Wells

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Pipelines

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Mines

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Other activities

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SCHEDULE 2 — PARTICULARS TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE EXECUTIVE

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SCHEDULE 3 — WELFARE FACILITIES

Sanitary conveniences

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Washing facilities

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Drinking water

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Changing rooms and lockers

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Facilities for rest

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SCHEDULE 4 — PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A REPORT OF INSPECTION

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SCHEDULE 5 — REVOCATIONS

Regulations revoked	References	Extent of revocation
Construction (General Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1963	S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1963 No 87	The whole Regulations
Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991	S.R. 1991 No. 105	Regulations 8(3); Part III of the Schedule
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995	S.R. 1995 No. 209	The whole Regulations
Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996	S.R. 1996 No. 510	The whole Regulations
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999	S.R. 1999 No. 304	In Schedule 3, the entry relating to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999	S.R. 1999 No. 305	In Schedule 5, the entry relating to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000	S.R. 2000 No. 388	Regulation 27
		In Schedule 3, the entry relating to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
Construction (Design and Management) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001	S.R. 2001 No. 142	The whole Regulations
The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005	S.R. 2005 No. 279	In Schedule 9, the entry relating to the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

SCHEDULE 6 — AMENDMENTS

Amendment of the Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965

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Amendment of the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990

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Amendment of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

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Amendment of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

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Amendment of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

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Amendment of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

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Amendment of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

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Amendment of the Work in Compressed Air Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

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Amendment of the Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 31st May 2007.

M. Bohill — A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Economic Development; seeS.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), Article 3 and S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3(5)

[^f00002]: See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

[^f00003]: Article 17 must be read with S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(2) and 4(2)

[^f00004]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9); the general purposes of Part II referred to in Article 17(1) were extended by S.I. 1992/1728 (N.I. 17), Articles 3(1) and 4(1)

[^f00005]: Article 13(1) was substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

[^f00006]: Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 18(c)

[^f00007]: S.R. 2000 No. 388, as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 348, S.R. 2003 No. 454 and S.R. 2006 No. 255

[^f00008]: S.R. 1995 No. 209, as amended by S.R. 1997 No. 229, S.R. 1999 No. 150, S.R. 2000 No. 388 and S.R. 2001 No. 142

[^f00009]: S.R. 1993 No. 37, as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 378, S.R. 1996 No. 510, S.R. 2003 No. 423 and S.R. 2006 No. 205; revoked in part by S.R. 2003 No. 152 and S.R. 2005 No. 279

[^f00010]: S.R. 1993 No. 37, as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 378, S.R. 1996 No. 510, S.R. 2003 No. 423 and S.R. 2006 No. 205; revoked in part by S.R. 2003 No. 152 and S.R. 2005 No. 279

[^f00011]: S.R. 2000 No. 388, as amended by S.R. 2001 No. 348, S.R. 2003 No. 454 and S.R. 2006 No. 255

[^f00013]: S.R. 1997 No. 455, as amended by S.R. 1998 No. 375, S.R. 1999 No. 150, S.R. 2000 No. 375, S.R. 2001 No. 436, S.R. 2004 No. 196, S.R. 2005 No. 45, S.R. 2006 No. 173, S.R. 2006 No. 205, S.R. 2006 No. 425 and S.R. 2007 No. 247; revoked in part by S.R. 2006 No. 425

[^f00014]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

[^f00015]: S.R. 2006 No. 1254 (N.I. 9)

[^f00016]: S.R. 1991 No. 446, as amended by S.R. 1999 No. 150, S.R. 2001 No. 436 and S.R. 2003 No. 152

[^f00017]: S.R. 1995 No. 209, as amended by S.R. 1997 No. 229, S.R. 1999 No. 150, S.R. 2000 No. 388 and S.R. 2001 No. 142

[^f00018]: 1964 c. 29; section 1 was amended by the Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (1982 c. 23), Schedule 3, paragraph1

[^f00019]: S.R. 2005 No. 45, as amended by S.R. 2007 No. 247

[^f00020]: 1969 c. 6 (N.I.)

[^f00021]: 1965 c. 20, as amended by S.R. 1996 No. 510

[^f00022]: S.R. 1990 No. 424, as amended by S.R. 1993 No. 20, S.R. 1999 No. 150 and S.R. 2005 No. 45

[^f00023]: S.R. 1993 No. 37, as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 378, S.R. 1996 No. 510, S.R. 2003 No. 423 and S.R. 2006 No. 205; revoked in part by S.R. 2003 No. 152 and S.R. 2005 No. 279

[^f00024]: S.R. 1999 No. 90, as amended by S.R. 2000 No. 375, S.R. 2003 No. 33, S.R. 2006 No. 205, S.R. 2006 No. 425 and S.R. 2007 No. 31

[^f00025]: S.R. 1999 No. 305, as amended by S.I. 1999/2001, S.R. 2000 No. 87, S.I. 2001/1701, S.R. 2003 No. 423, S.I. 2004/129, S.R. 2005 No. 279, S.R. 2005 No. 397, S.R. 2006 No. 1 and S.R. 2007 No. 31

[^f00026]: S.R. 2001 No. 348, as amended by S.R. 2003 No. 152 and S.R. 2003 No. 454

[^f00027]: S.R. 2004 No. 63, as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 205

[^f00028]: S.R. 2004 No. 241, as amended by S.R. 2005 No. 45

[^f00029]: S.R. 2005 No. 279, as amended by S.R. 2007 No.135

Editorial notes

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