Who is responsible for the day-to-day safety co-ordination of all trades on a CDM 2015 construction project?

Under CDM 2015 Reg 13, the Principal Contractor plans, manages and monitors the construction phase, including day-to-day co-ordination of trades and site safety.

On a domestic rewire with one electrician and one apprentice, who carries the CDM 2015 client duties?

Under CDM 2015 Reg 6, the person who commissions the work is the client. For domestic clients the contractor takes on most of the client duties, but the householder is still legally the client.

The supervising electrician, as the senior competent person on site

The apprentice, because they are present on every working day

The householder who commissioned the work

The competent person scheme provider that registers the work

Which role is appointed by the client to plan, manage and monitor the pre-construction phase?

CDM 2015 Reg 11 requires the client to appoint a Principal Designer to co-ordinate health and safety during the pre-construction (design) phase on projects with more than one contractor.

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Level 2 Communications & Career Development Mock Exam

Free mock exam for Level 2 Electrical apprentices on Unit 205 (Communication and Career Development). 25 questions from a 301-question bank covering site management team structure, communication skills, customer relations, professional bodies (NICEIC, NAPIT, JIB), CPD and the route to ECS Gold Card.

Questions: 25
Time limit: 30
Pass mark: 70%
Bank size: 300

Free · no sign-up · timer can be ignored · retake as many times as you want

Sample questions

01Who is responsible for the day-to-day safety co-ordination of all trades on a CDM 2015 construction project?
- A.Principal Designer
- B.Principal Contractor
- C.Site visitor
- D.Client
Why: Under CDM 2015 Reg 13, the Principal Contractor plans, manages and monitors the construction phase, including day-to-day co-ordination of trades and site safety.
02On a domestic rewire with one electrician and one apprentice, who carries the CDM 2015 client duties?
- A.The apprentice, because they are present on every working day
- B.The competent person scheme provider that registers the work
- C.The supervising electrician, as the senior competent person on site
- D.The householder who commissioned the work
Why: Under CDM 2015 Reg 6, the person who commissions the work is the client. For domestic clients the contractor takes on most of the client duties, but the householder is still legally the client.
03Which role is appointed by the client to plan, manage and monitor the pre-construction phase?
- A.Quantity surveyor
- B.Principal Designer
- C.Principal Contractor
- D.Site supervisor
Why: CDM 2015 Reg 11 requires the client to appoint a Principal Designer to co-ordinate health and safety during the pre-construction (design) phase on projects with more than one contractor.

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Is the Level 2 Communications & Career Development mock exam free?

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Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.

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