Would it be possible for someone to confirm if CDM applies here; I'm sure it does but for piece of mind, or to prevent me from making a fool of myself; the brief is: A person (domestic client) has engaged the services of a builder to to build a house on a plot of land. The problem is that work has started and the site is not very secure, ( a wall has been knocked down and left open), a neighbours dog wandered in and whilst trying to find the dog a person almost fell down an open excavation. I'm looking at regs 27, 31 and 36 but the SFAIRP keeps cropping up and I think this might come up as it is such a small site. This is not a work issue and I'm not personally involved, the question has been asked by a friend, but, I couldn't answer straight away. I am grateful for any advice. Paul

CDM applies to all construction work. As steve says the domestic client dies not have duties. Contractor is responsible for securing the site - always.

The final answer is thus yes - the HSE guidance on site security will apply and the accident is RIDDOR reportable in my view.

Thank you all for your prompt responses. teh_boy, I did browse the HSE website first but must have missed that as it answered the questions, but again, thanks for the additional information. Paul