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Hi,
I am the H&S officer for an office fit-out contracting company.
Some of our projects are notifiable to the HSE due to the 30 day rule and this has always been a bug bear for the managers as they feel our work is only "Construction Light" as it were.
In these cash strapped times they're asking if I, as their H&S officer, can also act as the CDM Co-ordinator on notifiable projects.
What do people think?
Can I act in my company's interests one moment and then the client's in the next?
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Fiesta
As this is a client appointment then you probably will only find the problem if the client asks your company to be CDMC.
Without your CV there is no answer to whether or not you can undertake the CDMC role but the old Chinese wall is required for information. Be very careful when accepting the role as the Code of Conduct may come into play.
Bob
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Yes you can. You can of course self-evaluate your competencies against the relevant CDM ACoP Appendix.
I guess asbestos will be a big issue for your business. I have experience of external consultant CDM-Cs with poor awareness of asbestos issues.
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One question that you may also wish to ask of your employer, ‘Does the businesses third party insurance cover professional indemnity for this specific role’?
If it doesn’t just look up the test case of Merrett -v-Babb as it could be you carrying the duty of care liability in that situation.
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Fiesta; Hi
Both Bob & Ron are correct noting that, as Bob stated, the CDMC role is a clients appointment not an appointment made by your company - approach your clients with ideas if you want to but in doing so you would need to demonstrate to them competence as described in the regs/ACOP
My concern is that as you are asking the question in the first place
Additionally much of a CDMC's role in smaller basic situations is not as hard as many think that it is but it is much harder than many none CDMC's think that it is and all appropriate codes of conduct will apply!
My advice is to learn more about the role and let the clients appoint at this time as even your employers insurances would be need to be re-evaluated to account for the additional risk
Best of luck
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Thank you gentlemen.
Some careful thought required I think.
Andy
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