How do CDM 2015 Regulations improve construction project safety?

• A. Increasing project duration
• B. Defining roles and responsibilities for managing health and safety
• C. Reducing safety training
• D. Removing safety documentation

Answer: (B)

CDM 2015 focuses on making safety effective by clearly assigning who is responsible for health and safety throughout a project. By defining the duties of the client, designers, principal designer, principal contractor, and other duty holders, the regulations ensure coordination, planning, and communication from the earliest design stage through to completion. This clarity helps identify and manage risks early, apply appropriate control measures, ensure the right resources and competence are in place, and keep essential information available through documents like the construction phase plan and the health and safety file.

The other options don’t fit the aim of the regulations. Safety isn’t improved by simply lengthening project duration, and reducing safety training would weaken skills and awareness. Removing safety documentation would remove vital records that support risk management and ongoing safety.