It addresses the full range of obligations on all parties for compliance with the statutory requirements and features:

• flow charts
• checklists
• model forms

The revised Third Edition of the Manual reflects the extensive changes to the CDM Regulations 2007, including:

• the new role of CDM co-ordinator
• wider and more onerous duties on clients
• changes to the design process
• wider requirements for competence
• integration of duty holder roles

The Manual also takes account of the 2007 Approved Code of Practice. It will function as a control document for quality assurance purposes.