Delegates will be provided with information that will help them to:
- Understand how the Act works and how dutyholders interact with the new legislation
- Gain knowledge about the new dutyholder roles and responsibilities for design and construction, and for in-occupation
- Gain an overview of the new regulatory framework for buildings within scope of the Act
- Understand the role of BSR and how it will both operate and regulate
This course provides a background to the Act, explains the legal framework and how the Act works with the secondary legislation. It explains what buildings are within scope of the Act and introduces the new dutyholder roles, including the role of the accountable person (AP)/principal accountable person (PAP), the client, the principal contractor (PC) and the principal designer (PD). The course explains the changes to the building control profession and delegates will be introduced to key terms and processes, including safety cases, gateways and the golden thread. Delegates will be provided with information to help them understand the main functions of BSR and the roles and responsibilities of the statutory committees. The course will outline the new regulatory framework, for the occupation phase and for BSR as the building control authority for buildings within scope of the Act.
