Construction Design Management (CDM) Compliance Checklist
Description
The CDM Compliance Checklist supports the Project Manager (PM) in ensuring full alignment with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015). It acts as an aide-memoire throughout the RIBA stages, ensuring that all statutory health and safety duties are discharged. The checklist also serves as an assurance tool for the Health and Safety Team, who conduct monthly audits to confirm compliance until project handover. The structure follows the RIBA Plan of Work, enabling progressive and systematic completion.
Engagement
The PM must initiate the checklist at project inception and update it at the end of every month. This ensures transparent monitoring of CDM compliance throughout the project lifecycle. Where an Imperial PM acts as Senior Supplier, responsibility may be delegated to the Principal Designer or an external PM, provided oversight is maintained.
Forms & Links
CDM Compliance Checklist: CSM18 CDM Compliance Checklist
Approvals & Compliance Review
The completed or updated checklist must be submitted to the Health and Safety Team at the end of every month for a formal audit. Following the audit, all feedback must be reviewed and any required actions implemented promptly to maintain regulatory compliance. All evidence of corrective actions must be documented to demonstrate continuous improvement and risk management.
Repeated Subsequent RIBA Stages
The CDM Compliance Checklist is a live document and should be completed/updated at RIBA Stages 1-6.