CDM 2015

F10 notification drafter

Check whether your project is F10 notifiable, then assemble every particular CDM 2015 Schedule 1 requires — ready to paste straight into HSE's official online F10. The notification is made to HSE; this drafts it.

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F10 particulars2 of 15

Next: 1. Date of forwarding

First: is this project F10 notifiable?

Only notifiable projects need an F10. A project is notifiable under CDM 2015 regulation 6 if the construction work is scheduled to last longer than 30 working days with more than 20 workers on site at the same time, or to exceed 500 person-days in total. Either one on its own triggers notification.

The work is scheduled to last longer than 30 working days AND have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point.The work is scheduled to exceed 500 person-days in total (workers × days).

Not sure about person-days? Work it out:

Average workers on siteWorking days (total)

= person-days

Likely NOT F10 notifiable — no F10 needed.On what you have ticked this project does not meet the regulation 6 threshold, so no F10 is required. CDM 2015 still applies in full — every other CDM duty (appointments, construction phase plan, welfare) stands regardless of notification. Re-check if the programme grows. You can still draft the particulars below if you want them on record.

The notification itself is made to HSE — this only drafts it. Assemble every Schedule 1 particular here, then submit it on HSE's official online F10 service: extranet.hse.gov.uk/lfserver/external/f10. Nothing you enter here is sent anywhere — it stays in your browser.

The project

1. Date of forwarding the noticeThe date you submit the F10 to HSE.3. Local authorityThe council where the site is — HSE asks for the local authority.

2. Site address or precise location4. Brief description of the project & the construction work

5. Client

Client nameTelephone

AddressEmail (if available)

6. Principal designer

Required where more than one contractor is (or will be) involved — appointed in writing by the client.

NameTelephone

AddressEmail (if available)

7. Principal contractor

Required where more than one contractor is (or will be) involved — appointed in writing by the client.

NameTelephone

AddressEmail (if available)

Programme & scale

8. Planned start of the construction phase10. Planned duration of the construction phase9. Time allocated by the client for the workThe time the client has allowed for the construction work (reg 4(1)) — often the same as the planned duration.11. Estimated max people at work on site12. Planned number of contractors

Already appointed

Name and address of anyone already appointed. Leave blank if none are appointed yet — that's a valid answer, and the draft will say so.

13. Contractors already appointed (name & address)14. Designers already appointed (name & address)

15. Client declaration

The client is aware of the client duties under CDM 2015. (The F10 carries a declaration signed by or on behalf of the client — confirm this is true before submitting, and sign it on the F10.)

Names and site names you type are remembered on this device for next time — nothing is sent to us.

F10 notification draft — CDM 2015 Schedule 1

F10 notification draft

Site address not stated

On the entered thresholds this project is NOT F10 notifiable. CDM 2015 still applies in full — these particulars are drafted for record only.

1. The date of forwarding the notice.

(not yet entered)

2. The address of the construction site or precise description of its location.

(not yet entered)

3. The name of the local authority where the construction site is located.

(not yet entered)

4. A brief description of the project and the construction work that it entails.

(not yet entered)

5. The following contact details of the client: name, address, telephone number and (if available) an email address.

(not yet entered)

6. The following contact details of the principal designer: name, address, telephone number and (if available) an email address.

(not yet entered)

7. The following contact details of the principal contractor: name, address, telephone number and (if available) an email address.

(not yet entered)

8. The date planned for the start of the construction phase.

(not yet entered)

9. The time allocated by the client under regulation 4(1) for the construction work.

(not yet entered)

10. The planned duration of the construction phase.

(not yet entered)

11. The estimated maximum number of people at work on the construction site.

(not yet entered)

12. The planned number of contractors on the construction site.

(not yet entered)

13. The name and address of any contractor already appointed.

None appointed yet

14. The name and address of any designer already appointed.

None appointed yet

15. A declaration signed by or on behalf of the client that the client is aware of the client duties under these Regulations.

(not yet entered)

This drafts the Schedule 1 particulars of a CDM 2015 F10 notification; it does not submit anything and does not decide notifiability for you — that is a judgement for the responsible dutyholder. The notification is made to HSE on the official online F10 service. Schedule 1 wording is from the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Generated with the free F10 notification drafter at ramsdocs.co.uk. This record supports — and does not replace — competent-person review, site-specific judgement and your legal duties.

When does a project need an F10 notification?

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015), regulation 6, you must notify the Health and Safety Executive before the construction phase begins where the construction work is scheduled to:

last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working simultaneously at any point in the project; or
exceed 500 person-days in total (workers multiplied by days).

Either threshold on its own makes the project notifiable. A short job with a large crew catches people out: 19 workers over 29 days is 551 person-days — notifiable, even though it misses the 30-day test.

If the project is not notifiable, no F10 is needed — but CDM 2015 still applies in full. Notification is an extra duty on larger projects, not the thing that switches the regulations on. The appointments (where there is more than one contractor), the construction phase plan, and welfare all still apply regardless.

What the F10 must contain

Where a project is notifiable, Schedule 1 of CDM 2015 lists the exact particulars the notification must contain — fifteen items, from the site address and local authority through the client, principal designer and principal contractor contact details, the planned start and duration, the estimated maximum number of people on site and planned number of contractors, anyone already appointed, and a declaration that the client is aware of their duties. This tool assembles all fifteen so you can paste them straight into HSE's online form.

The notification is made to HSE — this only drafts it

Nothing you enter here is submitted anywhere; it stays in your browser. When the draft is complete, make the actual notification on HSE's official online F10 service at extranet.hse.gov.uk/lfserver/external/f10. Keep a copy of the notification where it can be read on site, and update it if the particulars change.

Sources: the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 6 and Schedule 1 (legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51), and HSE CDM 2015 guidance (hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm).

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