CONSTRUCTION (Design & Management Regulations) ARICAB ARCHITECTS is committed to health and safety in the design and construction process and is aware of the requirements placed upon them as designers under the CDM regulations. We have fulfilled the requirements of designer under the Regulations in numerous construction projects. The practice was established in Faringdon, Oxfordshire in 1987 by Gordon Haslett who is the sole principal. Gordon Haslett is a registered architect and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The practice has been covered by professional indemnity insurance since inception. All projects are overseen by the principal who is responsible for ensuring that all staff employed on the project are suitably qualified for their involvement and familiar with the impact of health and safety requirements on the design. It is the responsibility of the architect controlling the project to ensure at the planning stage that adequate time and resources are allocated to fulfil all elements of the design process, including health and safety considerations. The principle of the hierarchy of risk control is acknowledged as part of the design process. Information is presented on drawings or sketches either using in-house ArchiCad facilities, or by manual drafting. A full technical support library is available utilising the RIBA data sheets and National Building Specification for technical documents, together with an extensive library of technical literature. Computer aided design software is available for design and analysis using software provided by Graphisoft Ltd. Drawings and sketches are transmitted to all parties using standard transmittal register sheets. Risk assessment is carried out for the architectural aspects of all projects using standard risk assessment appraisal sheets. These sheets are circulated amongst the design team during the design stages of the project. All ARICAB ARCHITECTS activities affecting health and safety aspects of our output are governed by the RIBA 'Job Book' and Croners 'Management of Construction Safety'. ARICAB ARCHITECTS is familiar with the requirements of such a project and is currently working as designer under the CDM regulations on several projects with a similar architectural involvement