Building Safety Compliance
The Building Safety Act represents a significant challenge for property owners and developers who need to secure compliance for any high-risk, residential building. This means the safety and integrity of their built assets must be prioritised throughout their lifecycle.
What is the Building Safety Act?
The BSA applies to high-risk residential buildings. It requires that risk management measures must be taken to address potential building safety risks and reduce the severity of any incident, should it occur. Risks are defined as the spread of fire (including all forms of combustion, for example smoke, fumes, and heat), or structural failure.
The Building Safety Regulator, a new construct within the HSE, started to call in buildings for assessment and issue Building Assessment Certificates from April 2024. With a requirement to respond within 28 days, each building should have a building safety regime in place by this time. Compliance is achieved through the development of a Building Safety Case and a Building Safety Case Report.
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The Building Safety Act applies to high-rise residential buildings that are 18m or above, or seven or more storeys high. It includes existing, occupied buildings and those new build homes that will meet the height criteria.
If you're a developer or a landlord or freeholder in charge of the repair and maintenance of a tall residential building, we can help you on the path to compliance. From project managing new build projects to delivering building safety cases and reports for existing assets to retrofitting solutions, we have the in-house expertise to help.
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