Building Safety online resources

[edit] Introduction and the Building Safety Wiki

Our Building Safety Act related articles page lists some of the related topics that can be found on Designing Buildings wiki and our own Building Safety Wiki focusses on all areas relating to the Grenfell fire and Building Safety in general, for more information and quick access visit our page Building Safety Wiki quick links.

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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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