Potential scenario: Organisation A is owner of a plant which ceased operation e.g. old factory. Organisation B, buys the part of equipment from Organisation A. As part of contractual agreements Organisation B will be responsible for deinstallation of bought equipment (this could be notifiable under CDM 2007). However, project is already notified by Organisation A under F10 due to the previously decommissioning phase and redevelopment phase starting in next 6 months. At the moment there is no activities on site, other then minimal preservation (no contractors involved). a) Can/Should deinstallation of the equipment be notified as new project via F10 or project should be covered under already notified project via F10? b) Who will be seen as Client under CDM 2007 Regulations i.e. Organisation A - owner of the premises and previous owner the equipment or Organisation B - for whom the project is now carried out as they bought equipment? What additional information should be considered to clarify this? Thanks

IMHO The existing F10 would suffice as removal of machinery etc would be part of the decommissioning phase. As the removal of machinery would be part of the decommissioning phase I would say that Org A in this instance would be the client. They are owners of the premises and it is their machinery that has been sold for removal. The removal of the machinery is necessary task as part of redevelopment, the company that bought the machine would be appointed as a contractor as part of the project. So you would need to ensure that they are competent.

I am afraid I would disagree. Just because they are owners of the premises does not automatically make them the Client under CDM. Many CDM projects take place in factories for companies that merely rent the premises. Nor does the machinery belong to them anymore. The HSE suggest that more often that the organisation that is commissioning and paying for the works will be the Client. I am assuming organisation A merely owns the building and is not paying for the equipment removal nor playing any part in the organisation, procurement of a company to do so. Ultimatley there is nothing to stop either organisation acting as Client if they so wish but IMHO and from the info provided I would suggest it sits better with organisation B.