Posted By Patrick Canning Need something cleared up I am H & S Co-ordinator for a construction company, we are about to start a new large project, I have been asked by our directors to carry out the role of CDM Co-ordinator, can I carry out both roles, would this not mean that I would be policing myself. Patrick

Posted By CFT Patrick Can you meet the minimum prescriptive criteria within appendix V of the CDM 2007 ACoP? In addition do you have experience (although admittedly, everyone has a first appointment) What do you mean by 'large?'and have you any previous experience as a PS, or specifically from that side of the fence? CFT

Posted By Mitch Agree with Bob, if the Client has placed the contract without appointing CDMC they are obviously not aware (or choose not to be aware more serious implications for CDMC!) of their duties under the CDM Reg's. The question you are asking clearly means you are not aware of the duty of CDMC so how can you advise the Client of his?

Posted By Robert K Lewis Patrick I presume that you have then the design experience required under the regulations and the contractor is preparing the plans under a design build contract - if I understand you correctly? I am still unsure about this as I feeel uncertain about the relationships. Is the PC part of your organisation? Who was the CDMC when the design was conceived and planning requested? You are implying that you are part of a group that is both developer and contractor that is undertaking design build to a scheme provided from a Hotel with a performance specification to meet. I still prefer the H&S advice and CDMC to be separated sfrp. Certainly it is your own organisation which would be the CDMC rather than you per se. But I am not going to follow up the discussion omn the intention of the regulations on this. From your perspective keep it as an organisational appointment and thus you will not be left with personal liabilities. Of course if this is a new area to your company you must discuss the matter with your PI insurers before you start. Bob

Posted By CFT Patrick I think I have the gist of this;-) 'policing', are you saying then that YOU are the client and you own the land and that you have been trying to sell the land but not as a design and build venture? When you say, 'we are the land owners, the client,' I assume you refer to your employer as a 'collective we?'if this is the case then the 'client' will not be you per se, you are employed and if you can tick all the boxes I see absolutely no reason why you can't do this (on my perception of what you are saying) I am confused though, as you said in the original post you work for a construction company and the directors have asked you to be CDM-C, you then say you are the client, and the land owner, or was it the 'royal we' rather than you? It's probably me just having a senior moment, have I failed to grasp this properly? If it is just me being dense, then I clearly need to do a 'dobby' on myself. CFT