Why Do Accidents Still Occur On Modern Day Construction...

CL438 – Project Planning Project Proposal Mark Watson – 201139924 â€Å"Why do accidents still occur on modern day construction sites?† Contents Section 1 - Introduction 3 Overview 3 Hypothesis 4 Aim and Objectives 4 Section 2 – Literature Review 5 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 5 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 7 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 8 Section 3 – Research Methodology 9 References 10 Appendix 1 – List of Figures and Tables 12 Appendix 2 – Plan of Works 13 Section 1 - Introduction Overview The main point of this project is to find out the reason why accidents are still happening on construction in relation to Construction (Design and Management) [CDM] regulations. These Regulations originally came in to place in 1994 and then were heavily revised in 2007 when the regulations were brought together with the Construction (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996. 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