Construction & Project Safety

CDM support that keeps the project moving

Construction and project safety is about meeting the duties the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 place on clients, principal designers, principal contractors and contractors. SiteSafe Solution provides construction phase plans, CDM duty support, contractor management arrangements and site mobilisation help so a project starts safely and stays that way.

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What is included

What construction & project safety covers

Support that keeps construction projects moving safely, from planning through mobilisation to delivery.

CDM Support

Support with your duties under CDM 2015, whether you are a client, principal contractor, contractor or designer.

Construction Phase Planning

Development of the construction phase plan and the arrangements behind it before work starts on site.

Project H&S Support

Health and safety input embedded in your project team through planning, delivery and handover.

Contractor Management

Contractor vetting, pre-qualification and monitoring arrangements so the people you bring in work safely too.

Workplace Transport Management

Assessment of vehicle and pedestrian movements on your site, with traffic management plans that reduce the risk.

Site Mobilisation & Safety Support

Getting a new site or project set up safely: inductions, signage, welfare, documentation and site rules.

Who this is for

Businesses we usually help with this

Commercial clients who did not know CDM 2015 gave them duties
Principal contractors who need the construction phase plan in place before mobilisation
Contractors and specialist trades whose paperwork keeps getting rejected
Project teams that want safety input during design and planning, not after an incident

The law behind it

What UK law requires

General information about the duties that apply, not advice on your specific business. An initial consultation establishes which of these actually bite for you.

CDM 2015, regulation 4

The client must make suitable arrangements for managing the project, including allowing enough time and resources. This duty cannot be delegated away.

CDM 2015, regulation 12

A construction phase plan must be drawn up before the construction phase begins, on every project, including single-contractor and domestic ones.

CDM 2015, regulation 6

A project must be notified to the HSE on form F10 if the construction work will last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time, or will exceed 500 person days.

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, regulation 17

Traffic routes must be organised so pedestrians and vehicles can circulate safely, which is where workplace transport plans come in.

Last reviewed 21 August 2026. Legislation references are checked at each review.

Common questions

Questions we get asked about this

Does every construction project need a construction phase plan?

Yes. Regulation 12 of CDM 2015 requires a construction phase plan for every construction project, including small jobs and work for domestic clients. The plan must be proportionate: a loft conversion does not need the same document as a tower block, but it does need one before work starts.

When does a project have to be notified to the HSE?

Under regulation 6 of CDM 2015 a project is notifiable if the construction work will last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point, or if it will exceed 500 person days. Notification is made to the HSE on form F10 before the construction phase begins.

Do domestic clients have CDM duties?

Householders having work done on their own home do have CDM client duties, but regulation 7 normally passes those duties to the contractor, or to the principal contractor where there is more than one contractor. The practical effect is that the builder carries the client duties unless a written agreement says otherwise.

What does a principal designer actually do?

The principal designer plans, manages and monitors the pre-construction phase and coordinates health and safety during design. In plain terms, they make sure foreseeable risks are designed out or reduced before anyone is on site, and that the information other duty holders need is passed on.

More questions are answered on the health and safety FAQ page.

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