The CDM Regulations refer to key appointments which must be made on a construction project. What does this mean?

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   The CDM Regulations identify key duty holders who have responsibilities
   for ensuring that health and safety matters are addressed during construction
   projects. They are:
   
   (1) The Client
   (2) The Designer
   
   (3) The CDM Co-ordinator (only for notifiable projects)
   (4) The Principal Contractor (only for notifiable projects)
   (5) Contractors.
   The Client is anyone for whom a construction project is carried out.
   The Designer is anyone who carries on a trade, business or undertaking in
   connection with which he:
   œ Prepares a design, or
   œ Arranges for any person under his control to prepare a design,
   relating to a structure or part of a structure.
   The CDM Co-ordinator is a competent person or body with the overall
   responsibility for co-ordinating health and safety aspects of the design and
   planning stage and advising the client on all health and safety matters.
   The Principal Contractor is appointed on notifiable projects and must be
   a Contractor. They must take responsibility for all site-specific safety issues,
   including ensuring that Contractors and Sub-Contractors are competent and
   have resources to carry out the work safely, that a Health and Safety Plan is
   developed. Principal Contractors are also responsible for providing information,
   training and consultation with employees, including the self-employed.
   Contractors are those who manage or carry out construction work.

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