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CDM for Refurbishment and Demolition
CDM for Refurbishment and Demolition, online in about 30 to 45 minutes on any device. The course covers why it is high risk, surveys and information, planning demolition, key hazards, and protecting others.
Who it is for
Who this course is for
Site supervisors, managers, project managers, designers, clients' representatives and operatives involved in refurbishment, strip-out, alteration and demolition work. No previous CDM training is assumed.
- Refurbishment and fit-out contractors
- Demolition supervisors and operatives
- Principal contractors and designers
- Project managers
- Anyone working on refurbishment or demolition
Course content
What the course covers
Five short lessons covering why it is high risk, surveys and information, planning demolition, key hazards, and protecting others, then a 12-question assessment.
Why it is high risk
The hazards of existing buildings, CDM duties for refurbishment and demolition, and regulation 20.
Surveys and information
Asbestos surveys, structural surveys, services, hazardous materials and neighbouring structures.
Planning demolition
Written arrangements, BS 6187, competent contractors, method and sequence, and exclusion zones.
Key hazards
Unplanned collapse, falls, services, asbestos and lead, dust, noise and vibration.
Protecting others
Exclusion zones, the public, neighbours, adjoining structures, waste and environmental controls.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Explain why refurbishment and demolition are high risk and how CDM applies
- Identify the surveys and information needed before work starts
- Describe the written arrangements and planning required for demolition
- Recognise and control the key hazards, including unplanned collapse and asbestos
- Protect workers, neighbours and the public during the work
Your legal duty
The law behind this training
This course is awareness training on managing refurbishment and demolition under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, in line with HSE guidance and BS 6187. It does not qualify anyone to plan or carry out demolition. Demolition needs competent, specialist contractors and written arrangements. It describes the law in Great Britain; some notice, neighbour and waste rules differ in Scotland.
One thing to be clear about: in refurbishment and demolition, you are working with a structure you did not build and cannot fully see. Assume nothing. Survey, plan, and stop if what you find does not match what you expected.
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
- Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
- Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
- Control of Pollution Act 1974
- Party Wall etc Act 1996
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
- Special Waste Regulations 1996 (Scotland)
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
- Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
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 Refurbishment and Demolition: 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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