Q: Contractors and Regulations

Contractors and Regulations Q: We are a self-managed management company with 24 flats. We use a small number of contractors such as decorators, gardeners, cleaners which all operate as a business. One leaseholder feels we should abide by Construction (Design and Management) regulations. Is this required for a small management company? FPRA Committee Member Colin Cohen replies: The self manged block would need to comply, firstly since they are likely a "company" managing their own block’s affairs and therefore must conform with all applicable health and safety law and secondly the common areas of the block including external areas are deemed to be a workplace as people work in them (postmen, delivering post, cleaning contractors, gardeners, etc.) Hence I would suggest that the block employs an CDM specialist to advise them on what they need to do for any supplier. [Submitted July 2019]

Q: Contractors and Regulations

Contractors and Regulations Q: We are a self-managed management company with 24 flats. We use a small number of contractors such as decorators, gardeners, cleaners which all operate as a business. One leaseholder feels we should abide by Construction (Design and Management) regulations. Is this required for a small management company? FPRA Committee Member Colin Cohen replies: The self manged block would need to comply, firstly since they are likely a "company" managing their own block’s affairs and therefore must conform with all applicable health and safety law and secondly the common areas of the block including external areas are deemed to be a workplace as people work in them (postmen, delivering post, cleaning contractors, gardeners, etc.) Hence I would suggest that the block employs an CDM specialist to advise them on what they need to do for any supplier. [Submitted July 2019]

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Contractors and Regulations

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Contractors and Regulations Q: We are a self-managed management company with 24 flats. We use a small number of contractors such as decorators, gardeners, cleaners which all operate as a business. One leaseholder feels we should abide by Construction (Design and Management) regulations. Is this required for a small management company? FPRA Committee Member Colin Cohen replies: The self manged block would need to comply, firstly since they are likely a "company" managing their own block’s affairs and therefore must conform with all applicable health and safety law and secondly the common areas of the block including external areas are deemed to be a workplace as people work in them (postmen, delivering post, cleaning contractors, gardeners, etc.) Hence I would suggest that the block employs an CDM specialist to advise them on what they need to do for any supplier. [Submitted July 2019]

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Contractors and Regulations

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Contractors and Regulations Q: We are a self-managed management company with 24 flats. We use a small number of contractors such as decorators, gardeners, cleaners which all operate as a business. One leaseholder feels we should abide by Construction (Design and Management) regulations. Is this required for a small management company? FPRA Committee Member Colin Cohen replies: The self manged block would need to comply, firstly since they are likely a "company" managing their own block’s affairs and therefore must conform with all applicable health and safety law and secondly the common areas of the block including external areas are deemed to be a workplace as people work in them (postmen, delivering post, cleaning contractors, gardeners, etc.) Hence I would suggest that the block employs an CDM specialist to advise them on what they need to do for any supplier. [Submitted July 2019]

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