A comprehensive hub for webinars, whitepapers and blogs dedicated to understanding and navigating the complexities of the Building Safety Act regulations and provide you with essential building safety act compliance guidance.
Uncover crucial dates and essential facts surrounding the Building Safety Act, designed to enhance regulations concerning building safety and construction. Download the Building Safety Act timeline from BuildUK for full compliance and understanding of the crucial building safety act regulations.
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Discover our blog posts and further content all about the Building Safety Act to help provide you with further knowledge and guidance on the Building Safety Act regulations to achieve building safety act compliance in the construction industry.
We have compiled a selection of Building Safety Act whitepapers to provide you with BSA guidance to help with the Building Safety Act regulations. Download our BSA whitepapers to gain a clear understanding of how the new legislation will impact your business and what you need to do and stay compliant.
The BS 8670-1: 2024* guide covers:
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*Please note on 31st May, BSI Flex 8670 was superseded by BS 8670-1:2024.
The PAS 8671 guide covers:
The PAS 8672 guide covers:
The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is a critical reform aimed at improving building safety standards across the construction industry. Prompted by the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy, it seeks to enhance accountability in designing, constructing, and maintaining buildings, especially those classified as higher-risk structures. The Building Safety Act legislation lays the groundwork for a safer future by addressing longstanding issues related to building safety throughout a structure’s life cycle.
In July 2020, the Government introduced the Draft Building Safety Bill, aimed at advancing comprehensive reforms to the building safety system and addressing concerns identified by Dame Judith Hackitt DBE in her independent review, “Building a Safer Future.”
As of April 6th, 2023, breaching building regulations or providing false information is a criminal offence. Personal liability extends to directors, managers and company secretaries. The repercussions include potential imprisonment, unlimited fines for both individuals and organisations, cessation of work, rectification or removal of non-compliant work, replacement of the Accountable Person (AP), and suspension or removal of duty holders.
The Building Safety Act introduces various dutyholders, they have a responsibility to ensure arrangements and systems are in place for building and design work, complying with the law. They must be able to evidence they have the appropriate skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours to perform their roles.
The dutyholders who fall under these Building Safety Act regulations and broadly follow the CDM definitions of these roles are:
To ensure accountability, all relevant bodies or individuals must demonstrate competence throughout their supply chain. The Building Safety Act broadens the definition of competency, extending beyond the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 (CDM) definition of skills, knowledge and experience to include behaviour and culture.
The Building Safety Act extends the period in which claims can be made regarding a building’s condition. If works were completed after June 28th, 2022, the limitation period is extended from six to 15 years. For projects completed before this date, claims can extend back 30 years.
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