What is the role of utilities/statutory undertakers?
Public utilities can have a variety of CDM roles and they may fulfill more than one role on some projects. Utilities frequently go to sites as contractors. When they do so they should be prepared to provide the principal contractor with relevant information about risks their operations may give rise to and how they intend to control those risks. This should be straightforward for the majority of operations they undertake. They should accept the authority of the principal contractor, and the importance of the principal contractor’s co-ordinating role and comply with relevant site rules. Where utilities arrange for other contractors to do work on their behalf the utility is responsible for satisfying itself of the competence of those contractors.
