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Posted By Mark Mace
Just a quickie, our company manufactures steel framing for various contractors to erect on there building sites, we have nothing to do with material selected or the design of the components.
One of our bright spark employees has suggested to senior management that we can erect this as an extra service on site using subcontract companies or subcontract employees to do the work.
As this is a new venture and never having had to deal with construction before does the CDM regs cover this, also if the building later collapsed and it was found to be a design or maintenance problem, where would we stand in the prosecution stakes.
Obviously i am aware of contractor selection and safe working practices/risk assessments.
i am just worried that this could be more trouble than it is worth.
thanks in advanvce of your replies.
Regards
Tony
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Posted By I McDonald
Tony
designer duties would only apply if you were erecting the steelwork on site and the final fixing was site design (i.e. none specific on the designer drawings). Conducting the steel erection as an organisation, you would be expected to comply with the duties of the "Contractor" under CDM.
Advise management not to jump headlong into this until you have the systems, competencies, etc, to comply with your duties under CDM.
Ian
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Posted By Raymond Rapp
Good advice above.
Yes, you would be liable if the steel frames collapsed and the problem was identified as the fault of the erection, under HSWA of course.
Ray
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