CDM Regulations 2015 – an example to all?

Abstract

by David England

It has been 11 years since the second reissue of the UK’s construction regulations. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations of 2015 built on the successes of the original 1994 and subsequent 2007 versions.There can be little argument that the introduction of specific legislation for the industry has had a positive effect on the safety and health of construction workers in the UK in general. And, with safety having been at the forefront of people’s minds for more than three decades now, it has had the chance to expand into welfare too – particularly important considering the real risk to mental wellbeing that still pervades the construction industry.

Construction has shown the value of designing out risk. David England explains why every safety professional should take note.

International Health & Safety Journal (2026), Issue 04, pages 36-38.