7th May 2009, 03:00 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by kevin wooldridge
A number of interpretations have suggested that CDM Regs do not apply to archaeologists unless they are working on a site where the Regs apply to other workers.
You've forgotten the other old favourite - that CDM doesn't apply to archaeology because it doesn't fall under the definition of "construction work" used in the Regs.
Quote:quote:Further the regulations [u]only</u> apply when a minimum number of staff are employed and for a minimum period of time. And then as it says these are recommended good practice and not compulsory.
CDM applies if the 'construction' phase is likely to involve more than 30 days or 500 person days of construction work. Numbers of personnel and the length of the project are irrelevant. (CDM 2007, Interpretation, Section 2-(3))
Anyhow, these 'minimum standards' and 'recommendations' should really be adopted as best practice by everyone. The fact that we've all spent time eating our lunch in a cr*ppy site hut and that it's possible to avoid providing appropriate facilities is no excuse.
Even the Deathstar provides an adequate supply of wholesome drinking water for its crew.
D. Vader
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
Your lack of archaeological imagination disappoints me Curator