Building Safety Webinar 12: Safety Case Report Preparation

The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces new duty holders and new duties for those responsible for occupied residential buildings that are at least 18m in height or have at least 7 stories and, in either case, contain at least 2 residential units.

This webinar will provide delegates with the latest information on safety case reports and Building Assessment Certificate (BAC) applications required under Part 4 of the Act direct from the Building Safety Regulator.

Aimed at principal accountable persons, accountable persons and those who may assist them in complying with their duties, the webinar will include:

- An update on BSR and any relevant “breaking news”

- A recap of key duties under Part 4 of the Act, a summary of the associated regulations and links to other regulatory regimes

- An introduction to safety cases and how the safety case report summarises the wider safety case to demonstrate accountable persons are meeting their duties under the Act

Pre-requisites for the safety case report:

- The importance of accurate information

- The risk assessment required under the Act

- Competence arrangements for managing building safety risks

- The concept of “all reasonable steps” and what it means in a building safety context

Preparing the report – making a demonstration:

- What needs to be included in the safety case report (based on the recently published Regulations)

- How to present interim measures and / or outstanding building safety works in the report

An overview of Building Assessment Certificates:

- What they are

- BSR timelines for working through the c.12,500 existing occupied buildings

- BAC Applications – when, what and how

- Assessment of BAC applications – what BSR will assess and how

- Outcomes of the assessment

Andrew Saunders
In Occupation Operational Policy, Building Safety Programme
HSE

David Smith
Joint / Co-Chair, Construction & Building Services Divisional Board
Institution of Mechanical Engineers