Overview

Project Safety Management in HRBs is a complex matter and the object of this course is to provide clients, project managers, principal designers, principal contractors, design managers and safety professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the management systems, governance arrangements and regulatory controls required for the successful delivery of both Non HRB and HRB Building projects and why it is important to raise the bar for all constuction work.

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Day 1: is focused on the regulatory framework, dutyholders, governance and construction control.

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Day 2 : focused on change control, compliance management, MOR, fire/emergency information, Golden Thread (Building Information for Operation) and project delivery assurance. 

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1. The New Building Safety Regime

 

Why Building Safety Reform Was Necessary

• Lessons from major building failures

• The Hackitt Review

• Moving from compliance by prescription to safety by evidence

• The concept of accountable dutyholders

• The role of the Building Safety Regulator

 

Legislative Framework

• Building Safety Act 2022

• Building Act 1984

• Building Regulations 2010

• Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures Regulations

• Relationship with CDM Regulations

• Regulatory oversight and enforcement

 

Understanding Higher-Risk Buildings

• Definition of HRBs

• New HRBs versus existing HRBs

• Major refurbishments and alterations

• Category A work

• Regulatory triggers

 

2. Dutyholder Responsibilities Under Part 2A

 

The Dutyholder Framework

• Client duties

• Principal Designer duties

• Principal Contractor duties

• Designer duties

• Contractor duties

 

Planning, Managing and Monitoring

• Demonstrating compliance

• Managing design risk

• Managing construction risk

• Monitoring building regulation compliance

• Coordination of dutyholders

 

Competence Requirements

• Individual competence

• Organisational capability

• Skills

• Knowledge

• Experience

• Behaviours

 

Competence Declaration Requirements

• Demonstrating competency to undertake HRB work

• Evidence requirements

• Competence management systems

• Supply chain competence assurance

• Auditing competence

 

3. Gateway Management and Regulatory Approvals

 

Gateway 2

• Building Control Approval applications

• The hard-stop process

• Regulator expectations

• Design maturity requirements

• Submission strategies

 

Gateway 3

• Completion applications

• Compliance declarations

• Completion evidence

• Occupation restrictions

• Final approvals

 

Regulator Interaction

• Information requests

• Design reviews

• Site inspections

• Compliance interventions

• Enforcement action

 

4. Project Safety Governance

 

Establishing a Project Safety Management System

• Safety governance structures

• Project assurance frameworks

• Reporting lines

• Escalation procedures

• Decision-making controls

 

Safety Leadership

• Leadership responsibilities

• Safety culture

• Organisational accountability

• Performance monitoring

• Continuous improvement

 

Project Assurance

• Independent reviews

• Auditing programmes

• Compliance verification

• Performance indicators

• Lessons learned

 

5. Construction Control Plans

 

Purpose and Regulatory Requirements

The Construction Control Plan is one of the key management documents required for HRB projects and demonstrates how construction activities will be controlled to ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

 

Planning the Works

• Construction sequencing

• Design release processes

• Inspection planning

• Hold points and witness points

• Control of temporary works

 

Managing Construction Activities

• Site supervision

• Quality assurance

• Compliance inspections

• Contractor controls

• Supply chain management

 

Monitoring Compliance

• Inspection records

• Testing requirements

• Verification procedures

• Non-conformance management

• Corrective action processes

 

Golden Thread Integration

• Capturing evidence

• Managing records

• Digital information management

• Verification of information

• Information handover

 

6. Change Control Management

 

Why Change Control Matters

• Uncontrolled change as a major failure mechanism

• Design drift

• Product substitutions

• Construction deviations

 

Change Control Plans

• Change management procedures

• Approval routes

• Impact assessments

• Compliance reviews

• Regulator notifications

 

Managing Significant Changes

• Design changes

• Structural changes

• Fire safety changes

• Building services changes

• Construction methodology changes

 

Change Governance

• Recording decisions

• Maintaining traceability

• Updating compliance evidence

• Golden Thread updates

• Assurance reviews

 

7. Building Regulations Compliance Management

 

Compliance by Design

• Regulatory planning

• Requirement management

• Demonstrating compliance

• Integration of Approved Documents

• Alternative approaches

 

Building Regulations Compliance Statements

• Purpose

• Contents

• Evidence requirements

• Verification requirements

• Dutyholder declarations

 

Compliance Tracking Systems

• Compliance registers

• Inspection and test plans

• Design compliance reviews

• Construction compliance reviews

• Close-out procedures

 

8. Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR)

 

Regulatory Drivers

• Reporting obligations

• Thresholds for reporting

• Safety occurrence criteria

• Building Safety Regulator expectations

Creating an MOR System

• Reporting routes

• Investigation procedures

• Recording requirements

• Escalation procedures

• Corrective actions

Learning From Failure

• Root cause analysis

• Trend monitoring

• Organisational learning

• Preventive action

• Continuous improvement

 

9. Fire and Emergency Information Management

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Fire and Emergency File Requirements

• Purpose of the fire and emergency file

• Regulatory requirements

• Information ownership

• Update procedures

 

Fire Safety Information

• Fire strategy information

• Active fire protection systems

• Passive fire protection systems

• Smoke control information

• Firefighting facilities

 

Emergency Planning

• Evacuation arrangements

• Stay-put strategies

• Simultaneous evacuation

• Emergency procedures

• Resident information

 

Fire and Rescue Service Interface

• Operational information

• Firefighter access arrangements

• Firefighting shafts

• Firefighting lifts

• Rescue operations support

• Emergency planning information

 

10. Golden Thread Information Management

 

Understanding the Golden Thread

• Information requirements

• Accuracy

• Accessibility

• Accountability

• Security

Managing Information Through the Lifecycle

• Design stage

• Construction stage

• Handover stage

• Occupation stage

Digital Information Systems

• Common Data Environments (CDE)

• Document control

• Information validation

• Information assurance

• Long-term information retention

 

11. Delivering a Compliant HRB Project

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Integrating All Management Systems

• Competence management

• Construction control

• Change control

• Compliance management

• Information management

 

Preparing for Completion

• Evidence collation

• Compliance verification

• Dutyholder declarations

• Gateway 3 readiness reviews

• Handover planning

 

Optional Practical HRB Project 

 

Delegates develop for a project a:

• Gateway a Readiness Plan

• Construction Control Plan

• Change Control Plan

• Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Plan

• Building Regulations Compliance Register

• Fire and Emergency Information Framework

• Golden Thread Strategy

• Gateway 3 Readiness Plan

 

Course Deliverables

Participants receive:

• Construction Control Plan Template

• Competence Declaration Template

• Change Control Register

• Building Regulations Compliance Register

• Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Procedure

• Fire & Emergency File Index

• Golden Thread Management Framework

• Gateway 2 and Gateway 3 Readiness Checklists