Posted By Ciaran McAleenan
Ken
I think if look under the definition for a structure you will find that constructing a lake will fit in there.
Structure in CDM regulations has a very wide definition. Where it refers to lagoons and reservoirs I would presume that it would not be an unreasonable interpretation to include your ornamental lakes. Would the hazards and design issues not be similar? The nature and scope of the project might have to be scaled down accordingly.
Best wishes
Ciaran
Extract from
Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 3140
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994
""structure" means—
(a) any building, steel or reinforced concrete structure (not being a building), railway line or siding, tramway line, dock, harbour, inland navigation, tunnel, shaft, bridge, viaduct, waterworks, reservoir, pipe or pipe-line (whatever, in either case, it contains or is intended to contain), cable, aqueduct, sewer, sewage works, gasholder, road, airfield, sea defence works, river works, drainage works, earthworks, lagoon, dam, wall, caisson, mast, tower, pylon, underground tank, earth retaining structure, or structure designed to preserve or alter any natural feature, and any other structure similar to the foregoing, or
(b) any formwork, falsework, scaffold or other structure designed or used to provide support or means of access during construction work, or
(c) any fixed plant in respect of work which is installation, commissioning, de-commissioning or dismantling and where any such work involves a risk of a person falling more than 2 metres."