Legislation, Regulations & Guidance

Buildings Safety Regulator (BSR) Publishes Safety Case Toolkit – Reasonable Steps & Practical Examples

The BSR has today published a ‘Safety Case Toolkit’ guide aimed at accountable persons to assist them in preparing a safety case report.

• Building Safety Regulator
• Safety Case & Report

TPI HSE webinar (24th January) ‘Building Safety Regulator TPI Member Q&A Session – Occupied Buildings'

This webinar was delivered by Andrew Saunders and Josh Paulin of the BSR and covered occupied residential buildings that meet the definition in Part 4 of the Act.

• Building Safety Act
• Legislation, Regulations & Guidance

Brokers Sign Government Pledge To Stop Insurance Commission Sharing On Buildings With Safety Issues

A government pledge signed by five insurance brokers will stop the sharing of commissions with parties who place or arrange buildings insurance for blocks with identified fire safety issues that are over 11 metres or four storeys.

Golden Thread Regulations

Golden Thread Regulations set out what information will constitute the golden thread to be kept for occupied buildings and who the information should be shared with.

• Building Safety Regulator
• Golden Thread & Safety Management Systems

Resident Engagement Strategy - Ark Explainer Video

This Ark Explainer video focuses on the requirements of a Resident Engagement Strategy.

• Building Safety Regulator
• Resident Engagement

Welcome from the Chief Inspector of Buildings & Building Safety Health Check Panel Discussion - ARMA Conference 2023

With an introduction from the new Chief Inspector of Buildings, Philip White, watch the building safety panel from the 2023 ARMA Conference. The panellists were Jaclyn Thorburn, The Property Institute, Kim Tichias, HSE, Charles Seifert, Inside the Box Advisory, Shaun Lundy, Tetra Consulting & Mark Varley, Emeria UK.

• Building Safety Act
• Legislation, Regulations & Guidance

Home Office: A guide for persons with duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

This short guide is intended to assist ‘persons’ with duties under fire safety legislation in England under Article 50 of the FSO to comply with the legislation. Its purpose is to explain the duties in simple, nonlegal language.

• Building Safety Act
• Dutyholders

Updated Guidance: Safety in high-rise residential buildings: Accountable Persons

Updated guidance to understand the roles and legal duties of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building.

• Building Safety Act
• Dutyholders

ARMA Guidance Note B13: Building Safety Act - Changes in Construction

This guidance sets out the key requirements for managing fire safety in multi-occupied residential buildings. It has been updated to take account of the requirements of the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. It also signposts to guidance on best practice where this is available.

• Building Safety Act

ARMA Guidance Note B14: Building Safety Act - Duties During Occupation

This Guidance Note explains the requirements of Part 4 the Building Safety Act 2022 which contains provisions about the management of building safety risks as regards occupied higher-risk buildings and the Government’s proposals for secondary legislation.

• Building Safety Regulator