Duty holders

Principal Designers

Principal Designers have to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate any health and safety issues within the pre-construction phase of a project.

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We can advise all duty holders defined in the CDM Regulations 2015.

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Principal Designer Roles and Responsibilities

What is a Principal Designer?

As a principal designer, your duty is to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate any health and safety issues within the pre-construction phase of a project.

This includes identifying, eliminating and controlling potential risks and making sure any designers provide the necessary information to other duty holders. You also need to provide relevant information to the principal contractor to help them plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of the project.

What are the roles of Principal Designer?

Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase of a project.

Help and advise the client in compiling pre-construction information, offering the necessary information to enable designers and contractors to fulfil their respective responsibilities.

Guarantee effective communication and collaboration among all involved in the pre-construction phase, ensuring coordinated efforts wherever necessary.

Collaborate with designers on the project to eliminate foreseeable health and safety risks, or take measures to minimise or control those risks.

The principal designer can either be an organisation, or an individual who has the sufficient knowledge, experience and ability to carry out the role.

We can support Principal Designers with:
Health and Safety Policies • Fire Safety Policies • Environmental Policy • Quality Policy • Anti-Bribery and Corruption • Anti Slavery • Equality & Diversity • Data Protection • RAMS Templates • Site Inspections • Fire Risk Assessment • Pre-Qualification Support • Pre-Construction Information (PD Support) • PCI Reviews • CPP Reviews • Design Risk Assessment • Design Risk Register • PD Dutyholder • Health and Safety Files (PD) • SSIP • E-Learning • Manage Training Matrix • Attending Meetings • Create Custom / bespoke Checklists • Create custom inductions • F10 Submission • Organise External Training • Lift Plan Reviews • Logistics Plans • Site Welfare Plans • Ad-Hoc Support and Advice • Competent Person – Management regs • Tender Interviews

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Based in Hampshire, we work across the south of England, and often travel outside of this area. If you’re a principal designer and would like to know more about our CDM advisory and coordination service, please get in touch using the form below.