Posted By Lwood How about making them think twice, the issue is that by insisting on following their RA’s and MS they are in effect taking control; now here’s the bits that may make them think again: • Under CDM you can ask them to prove competence, if they are supplying those documents ask them to prove they are competent to say how your trades must be carried out. • Ask them if they have insurance that specifically allows them to take responsibility under s2 (not that I agree with some of the former comments but it may make them think). • Also under their insurance, you could ask for a letter from the insurers that specifically allows them to provide this form of professional indemnity. Now I know that all of these are relatively weak and I am sure many of my fellow H&S travellers will say its pushing it. However, if they stop and think about it, they may feel that £100 is not enough to shoulder the burden if it all goes wrong.

Posted By Phil Rose Mark a bit of a result for common sense hey? Re the post immediately above, you cannot insure or indemnify yourself against statutory duties - can you? Phil