Building Safety online resources

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Government guidance on the Building Safety Act 3 Government guidance on the Secondary legislation 4 Gov UK Making Buildings Safer 5 CIAT Building Safety Hub 6 CIOB Building Safety Act 2022 Advice & Guidance 7 HSE Building safety resources 8 The Property Institute Building Safety Hub 9 IStructE information and resources 10 CIBSE Building Safety 11 BESA Building Safety Act Hub 12 Other resources 13 Related articles on Designing Buildings 14 External Links

[edit] Introduction

Our Building Safety Act related articles page, lists some of the related topics that can be found on Designing Buildings.

Here we have also produced a list of online resources that we found from the web.

[edit] Government guidance on the Building Safety Act

• Government guidance on the Building Safety Act
  • Protecting leaseholders
  • What the Act means for residents of higher risk buildings and homeowners
  • What the Act means for building owners
  • What the Act means for the built environment industry
  • Building Safety Act documents
    • The Building Safety Act
    • The Building Safety Regulator
    • Secondary legislation
    • Guidance on the criteria for being a higher-risk building
• Consultations on secondary legislation

[edit] Government guidance on the Secondary legislation

• Secondary legislation for the Building Safety Act
  • Commencement Regulations
  • Building Safety Regulations
  • Other secondary legislation

• The Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information etc) (England) Regulations 2023 - This contains details on the golden thread and what information needs to be kept by the accountable persons

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[edit] Gov UK Making Buildings Safer

• Milestones and timelines
  • Download the Statutory milestones ‘roadmap’
• Document downloads
  • The three gateways to building safety
  • FAQ Explainer – Building Safety Regulator as the Building Control Authority
  • How to engage with residents – Principles for engaging with residents
  • Residents Engagement Strategy Case Studies
• Safety Case Toolkit – Reasonable Steps and Practical Examples – Feb 2024

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[edit] CIAT Building Safety Hub

• Building Safety Act
• Technical Guidance
• Building Regulations and Secondary Legislation
• How to prepare
• Principal Designer
• Obligations under the Act
• CIAT Building Safety Accreditation Schemes
• Policy Documents
• Building Safety training and CPD
• FAQ

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[edit] CIOB Building Safety Act 2022 Advice & Guidance

• Building Safety Act 2022 - Frequently Asked Questions
• Introduction - What is the Building Safety Act 2022?
• Evolution of the Act
• Scope of Buildings in the Act
• New Roles Created by the Act
• The Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
• The National Regulator for Construction Products
• New Homes Quality Board (NHQB)
• Golden Thread
• Gateways
• Enforcement
• Devolved Nations
• CIOB and the Building Safety Act

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[edit] HSE Building safety resources

• Building Safety Regulator
• What we're doing to prepare
• New roles and responsibilities
• How you can prepare
• Building control
• Planning, design and construction
• Occupied buildings
• Residents
• Statutory residents panel
• Storing building information
• News and events
• Resources: Campaign pack, Research reports, Useful links, Related content

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[edit] The Property Institute Building Safety Hub

• Building Safety Act
  • Legislation, Regulations & Guidance
  • Consultation & Government Responses
  • Dutyholders
  • Leaseholder Protections
  • Section 156 - Fire Safety Regulations
• Building Remediation
  • Building Safety Fund (18m+)
  • Cladding Safety Scheme (11m-18m)
  • Leaseholder Protections
  • Responsible Actors Scheme
• Building Safety Regulator
  • Regulations and Guidance
  • Registration & KBI
  • Golden Thread & Safety Management Systems
  • Resident Engagement
  • BSI Flex 8670 & PAS 8673
  • Safety Case & Report
  • Mandatory Occurence Reporting
• Fire Safety
  • Fire Safety Order 2005 & 2023
  • Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
  • Fire Safety Management in Flats
• Structural Safety
• RAAC

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[edit] IStructE information and resources

• Legislation
  • Building Safety Act 2022
  • The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023
  • The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023
  • The Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc) (England) Regulations 2023
  • The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc) Regulations 2023
• Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK)
• Building Safety Act - All Change (Griffiths & Armour)
• Further information and resources
  • Impacts on the role of the structural engineer
  • New buildings process
  • Golden thread
  • Safety cases
  • Existing building assessments
  • Gateways

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[edit] CIBSE Building Safety

• Building Safety Act
• Building Control for Higher Risk Buildings
• Building Notices and Approval of Plans
• Dutyholder and Competence Regulations
• Further reading: Key Implications, "Buildings in Scope", Competence and higher-risk buildings , Next Steps, The Act in detail, Competence Requirements , Golden Thread

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[edit] BESA Building Safety Act Hub

• BSA Gateways Explained
• The Golden Thread in detail
• Competence Requirements
• Enforcement Bodies
• BSA Roles & Responsibilities
• Mandatory Occurrence Reporting
• Building Controls
• Devolved Nations

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[edit] Other resources

https://www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com/en/insights/campaigns/building-and-fire-safety/

https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-post-grenfell-building-safety-crisis-a-timeline-69377

[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings

• Building Safety Act related articles
• Building safety act 2022
• Building safety case.
• Building Safety Charter.
• Building safety certificate.
• Building safety in Wales.
• Building Safety Manager.
• Building Safety Regulator
• Competent person.
• Fire Safety Act.
• Fire safety design.
• Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.
• Golden thread.
• Grenfell articles.
• Hackitt Review.
• Health and safety.
• Independent review of the building regulations and fire safety
• Injuries on construction sites.
• Insurance for building design and construction
• Joint fire code.
• New Regulations published under Building Safety Act
• Professional Indemnity Insurance.
• Risk assessment.
• Safety audit.
• Slip and trip hazards.
• The golden thread and BS 8644-1.
• UK building control regime under the new Building Safety Act regulations

[edit] External Links

https://grenfellunited.org.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-act

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-act-secondary-legislation

https://buildingsafety.campaign.gov.uk/

https://architecturaltechnology.com/resources/building-safety-hub.html

https://www.ciob.org/industry/policy-research/resources/Building-Safety-Act-Advice-and-Guidance

https://www.hse.gov.uk/building-safety/

https://www.buildingsafetyhub.org.uk

https://www.istructe.org/resources/building-safety-act/

https://www.cibse.org/policy-insight/key-policy-areas/building-safety-act

https://www.thebesa.com/building-safety-act