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Article: Many designers are unaware of their duties under CDM.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- May 2, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 May 2003-UK Government: Many designers are unaware of their duties under CDM(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Results of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) designer initiative held during March 2003 in Scotland and the North of England revealed that many designers are unaware of their duties under Regulation 13 of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM).
In about one third of cases the designers demonstrated little or no understanding of their responsibilities. A significant number had failed to consider the practical detail of how the structure they had designed could be safely ...