A new amendment comes into force on 2nd
October 2000, closing a loophole in the
Construction (Design and Management)
Regulations 1994.
The alteration means
that anyone who carries out design work
will be responsible for it. This makes
sure that architects and their employees
ensure that their design reduces the
risk to those involved in the
construction purpose.
The amendment redefines a designer
as, “any person who carries out a trade,
business or other undertaking in
connection with which he prepares a
design”.
It also extends the regulations by
referring to “his employee or other
person at work under his control
preparing it (the design) for him”.
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