What is the primary focus of CDM 2015 guidance?

• A. Enhancing design quality.
• B. Improving contractor profitability.
• C. Ensuring high-rise performance.
• D. Managing health and safety in construction.

Answer: (D)

The main idea behind CDM 2015 is health and safety management across a construction project. It provides a framework to identify and control risks from the earliest design stages through construction and into use, by clarifying roles (client, designers, principal designer, principal contractor) and requiring clear planning and information so hazards are mitigated before work starts. While safer design and planning can influence aspects like quality or cost, the primary aim is to prevent accidents and ill health on site, not to drive design quality, profitability, or high-rise performance.