BSA and Building Regulations (England) Dutyholder Introduction (APS Accredited 1 Day)

Introduction

• Introduction to the course, Synergie, TTC and the trainer + attendees get the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves.
• Course admin and welfare and some rules for attendance.
• Course aim objective, reason why/incentive
• An introduction to the course material and test criteria.
• An introduction to the Association for Project Safety
• An introduction to the primary legislation, High Risk Buildings and the overriding duty of all, in regard to compliance
• An introduction to the Building Safety Act and breaches under The Act.

The Legislation

• The main legislation to be considered during the training.
• Introductions to The Building Act and The Building Regulations.
• The requirements to consider Construction Work (CDM) v Building Work (BRegs).
• Introduction to dutyholder knowledge of The Building Regulations including, the definitions of Building Work, Material Alteration, Change of use, Exempt Buildings and Building Work, requirements relating to building work, materials and workmanship, limitation on requirements.
• A brief introduction to the relevant requirements – Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations.

The Regulators

• The Building Control Authorities including the Building Safety Regulator, Registered Building Control Approvers and Local Authority Building Control.
• Registered Building Inspectors and the 4 Classes of registration.
• The impact of The Building (Restricted Activities and Functions) (England) Regulations 2023 on Building Control.
• The strategic context for the regulatory framework.
• A brief look at The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024.

Building Control Procedures for Non-HRB

• Procedures v process for submitting applications for building regulations control.
• The project team.
• Initial considerations.
• Client appointments – designers, contractors, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.
• Local authority Building Control v Registered Building Control Approver.
• Building Notice, Application for building control approval with full plans and Initial Notices.
• The duty to make the application.
• Statutory Consultations.
• Notifying when work starts on site and when work is commenced.
• Commencement of Work – the new definitions.
• Completion certification and dutyholder declarations.
• Regulation 38 Fire Safety Information.
• A brief discussion about the processes dutyholders and the project team might consider being necessary to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate design for building regulations compliance and building work compliance.

Dutyholders and Duties

• Client duties.
• Domestic clients’ duties.
• Considerations before a person carries out work.
• Appointment of principal designer and principal contractor etc.
• Duties of dutyholders – general duty.
• Additional duties of designers.
• Additional duties of contractors.
• Principal Designer duties.
• Principal Contractor duties
• Dutyholder changes.

Building Control Procedures for HRBs

• Procedures v process for submitting applications for building regulations control.
• An introduction to the Building Control process for HRBs in general.
• The principal dutyholders extended duties for HRBs
• A brief introduction to The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023.
• Exempt Work – Regulation 57. And Schedule 2.
• Building control approval and an introduction to the Gateways.
• Applications relating to building control for new and existing HRBs.
• The government guidance and prescribed documents including:
  • Competence declaration
  • Construction control plan
  • Mandatory occurrence reporting
  • Change control plan
  • Building Regulations compliance statement
  • Fire and emergency file
  • Partial completion strategy
  • The golden thread
• Who does what and when is it required in regard to the prescribed documents.

Competence

• Skill, knowledge, experience and behaviours (SKE) relating to building regulations.
• Metaphoric examples of SKEB.
• The regulatory requirements for competence of dutyholders.
• Individual and organisational competence.
• A brief introduction to BS 8670-1:2024 Competence frameworks for building safety – Core criteria. Code of practice.
• A brief introduction to PAS 8672:2022 Built environment – Framework for competence of individual Principal Contractors – Specification.
• A brief introduction to PAS 8671 – Framework for Competence of Individual Principal Designers – Specification.
• PAS 8671:2022 Annex A.4 – Levels of understanding and adoption.
• Expectations from the regulations and the guidance on who can take on the PDBR dutyholder role.
• Commentary from the HSE on competence of PDBR and PDPC
• PAS 8671:2022 Narrative and industry expectations.