About Keenan CDM

Anthony Keenan BSc CMaPS

APS CMaPS Certified CDM Consultant providing CDM Principal Designer, Principal Designer Adviser/Support and Client’s CDM Adviser services under the CDM 2015 Regulations.

Anthony Keenan, trading as Keenan CDM, is an Association for Project Safety (APS) Certified CMaPS CDM Consultant, providing CDM Consultant, Principal Designer, Principal Designer Adviser, Client CDM Adviser, etc services. He has over 30 years construction industry experience with 25+ of those years spent delivering CDM Regulations consultancy services on a variety, both in size and type, of construction projects with values ranging from £20K to £45M. He has undertaken a wealth of CDM related training and is known for a sensible, responsible and proportionate approach to the interpretation and implementation of the CDM Regulations.

Operating as a sole practitioner under the ‘Keenan CDM’ trading name since 2018, Anthony possesses the relevant Skills, Knowledge and Experience (SKE) to provide these services as required of the role and can provide extensive references.

Professional History, Qualifications & Memberships 

  • 30+ years construction industry experience with the last 10 years as partner or principal
  • 25+ years front line delivery experience as CDM Consultant (PD, PDA, CDMC, PS, Etc)
  • Provision of CDM services on wide range of projects ranging from from £20k to £45m
  • Degree qualified Quantity Surveyor – i.e a designer under the CDM Regulations
  • ‘Designing for Health & Safety in Construction’ course completed after QS degree
  • Association for Project Safety (APS) member for over 20 years
  • APS CMaPS ‘certified’ status attained via multiple APS examinations for CDM2015
  • Acclaim (SSIP) Accredited for provision of Principal Designer services
  • CSCS Managerial Level ‘Black’ Card maintained via examinations since 2005
  • ‘Safety For Managers’ NCRQ Level 3 Award (2020)
  • View full profile on LinkedIn

Examples of Additional Training & CPD Undertaken

CDM Regulations and Construction Health & Safety knowledge and skills are maintained and updated through continual (mandatory & audited)  CPD annually as required by APS including regular participation in seminars, workshops, etc – some examples of which are listed below.

  • Significant Risk Identification – APS Event
  • Controlling Contractors on Site – APS Event
  • Reducing Harm Caused by Dust – APS Event
  • Fire Safety and Prevention – APS Event
  • Building Safety Act: Scotland Implications Session – APS Event
  • Zoonosis in a Construction Environment  – APS Event
  • Safe Use of Drones in a Construction Environment  – APS Event
  • Retrofitting (Decarbonisation) – APS National CPD Event
  • Temporary Steel Works – APS Event
  • Leadership and the Principal Design Role – APS Event
  • Construction Fire Safety: Now and in the Future – APS National CPD Event
  • IOSH CDM Awareness Course (CPD/Refresher)
  • Design Risk Management In Context – APS National CPD Event
  • Reduction of Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) via Design – APS National CPD Event
  • Solutions for Difficult Access Problems – APS National CPD Event
  • Fire Risk Management – APS National CPD Event
  • Refurbishment: The Ins & Outs – APS National CPD Event
  • Understanding the Risk Management Process – APS National CPD Event
  • Working With Historic Buildings – APS National CPD Event
  • UKTFA Fire Guidance Seminar – Timber Frame Fire Safety Edinburgh Napier Uni
  • Prevention of Ill Health Through Design – APS National CPD Event
  • The Duty to Manage Asbestos – APS National CPD Event
  • APS CMaPS Exam: Occupational Health (passed)
  • APS CMaPS Exam: Effective Communication & Cooperation APS (passed)
  • APS CMaPS Exam: Asbestos (passed)
  • APS CMaPS Exam: Working At Height (pass)
  • Fire Safety in Timber Frame Developments – APS National CPD Event
  • CDM Procurement and Design APS National Seminar – APS National CPD Event
  • Putting Worker Health Protection into CDM and Beyond – APS Online Seminar
  • NHBC Timber Frame Construction Training Series – NHBC Online Training Sessions
  • Crichton Carbon Centre & Peatland ACTION – Peatland Restoration: 2 Day Training

Project Experience

See experience page.