Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.14.4 Schedules
The key duty holders with responsibility for complying 
with the schedules are:
1. Employers whose employees are carrying out con-
struction work
2. Self-employed persons carrying out construction 
work
3. Persons who control the way in which construction 
work is carried out by a person at work
4. Employees carrying out construction work and other 
persons at work.
In addition, every person at work is required to cooper-
ate with the duty holders to enable them to comply with 
the requirements of CDM. Where persons at work are 
under the control of an identifi ed duty holder, they are 
required to report any defects that may endanger peo-
ple’s health and safety to the duty holder.
Schedule 1 – Particulars to be notifi ed to the 
Executive
Schedule 1 lays down the information that must be pro-
vided to the HSE as part of the notifi cation of a project.
1. 
Date of notifi cation
2. 
Address of site
3. 
Site Local Authority location
4. 
Description of Project
5–7. 
Contact details
8. 
Start Date
9–10. Duration of planning and construction
11–12. No. of people on site
13–14. Details of contractors and designers
15.
Signed declaration that the Client is aware of 
his duties under CDM
Schedule 2 – Welfare facilities
Welfare facilities must be provided on site or made avail-
able at readily accessible places. This includes:
1. Sanitary 
conveniences
2. Washing facilities, including showers as necessary
3. An adequate supply of drinking water
4. Accommodation 
for 
clothing
5. Changing facilities where necessary
6. Rest 
facilities.
Schedule 3 – Safe place of work
Duty holders must ensure, so far as is reasonably prac-
ticable, that:
1. Every place of work has a suitable and suffi cient 
safe access and egress which must be both without 
risks to health and safety and properly maintained
2. Every place of work is safe and without risks to 
health for persons at work
3. Suitable and suffi cient steps are taken to prevent 
persons gaining access to places that do not com-
ply with CDM (other than for the purpose of mak-
ing the place safe and provided that all practicable 
steps are taken during this work to ensure their 
safety)
4. Every place of work has suffi cient working space for 
those working or likely to work there.