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CDM for Site Supervisors and Managers
CDM for Site Supervisors and Managers, online in about 30 to 45 minutes on any device. The course covers duty holders, the construction phase plan, managing contractors and workers, Part 4 site rules, and information and handover.
Who it is for
Who this course is for
Site supervisors, foremen, site managers, project managers and contracts managers working for principal contractors and contractors. Some site experience is helpful, but no previous CDM training is assumed.
- Site supervisors and managers
- Principal contractors
- Project and contracts managers
- Clients and client advisers
- Anyone with CDM duties on site
Course content
What the course covers
Five short lessons covering duty holders working together, the construction phase plan, managing contractors and workers, part 4 site requirements, and information, handover and learning, then a 12-question assessment.
Duty holders working together
The six duty holders, competence, co-operation and communication, and the supervisor's place in CDM.
The construction phase plan
Content, proportionality, high-risk work, keeping it live and communicating it.
Managing contractors and workers
Appointing and monitoring contractors, induction, supervision, consultation and worker engagement.
Part 4 site requirements
Stability, demolition, excavations, energy, drowning, traffic, vehicles, fire, emergencies, lighting and welfare.
Information, handover and learning
Notification, the health and safety file, handover information and learning from the project.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Explain how CDM 2015 duty holders work together on a project
- Plan and maintain a suitable construction phase plan
- Manage contractors, competence, induction and worker engagement
- Apply the site safety requirements in Part 4 of CDM 2015
- Pass on information for the health and safety file and learn lessons
Your legal duty
The law behind this training
This course is awareness training on how supervisors and managers apply the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 on site, in line with HSE's L153 guidance. It is not legal advice and does not replace CITB's Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) or Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS). Your company's procedures and the construction phase plan always apply. It describes the law in Great Britain; Northern Ireland has its own, closely matching regulations.
One thing to be clear about: CDM is not paperwork for its own sake. It is about planning, managing and co-ordinating work so that people go home safe and healthy, and supervisors and managers are where that happens.
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Practicalities
How the course works
For employers
Buying for a team
Buying for more than a couple of people is easier on an account: one invoice, licences you allocate as staff join, and a report of who has done what and when it expires.
- One invoice instead of one card payment per person
- Allocate licences as people join
- Completion and expiry reporting for your records
- Bespoke versions written around your own procedures
CDM for Site Supervisors and Managers: common questions
About 30 to 45 minutes, with no time limit: start it, pause it, and come back whenever suits. The certificate is issued as soon as you pass the end assessment.
Yes. Each lesson ends with short knowledge checks, then there is a 12-question assessment with a pass mark of 70% (9 of 12). You can retake it as often as you need.
The certificate is valid for 3 years, and we recommend a refresher every 3 years.
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