Building Safety Act Awareness

This one-day course offers an overview of legal duties under the Building Safety Act (BSA).

The BSA focuses on structural and fire safety in high-risk buildings (those 18m high and more than two residential units).

It requires a ‘golden thread of information’. This means considering safety at every stage of the building’s lifetime, including the earliest stages of planning.

Course content

The course includes:

• Introduction to the BSA: A breakdown of why the act is in place and the implications of the changes made
• Basic requirements of the act and government and regulatory duties
• Definition of a "high-risk" building
• The Golden Thread: Production and retention of the ‘golden thread’, along with how duty holders must maintain and review the documentation
• The 3 gateways: Requirements for each of the 3 gateways, what happens at each point of the gateway process and what the regulator will need
• The role of each duty holder and differences between these roles under the CDM regs and under the BSA
• Competencies and behaviours: Government guidance for the appointment of competent persons within the BSA, with a focus on behavioural competence and the implications of appointees and "serious sanctions".

Teaching and assessment

• A 25-question multiple choice assessment is held at the end of the session
• At all times questions are welcomed from the group to clarify points and promote understanding of the key points

What you get

CITB Attendance Certificate upon successful completion of the assessment