Course Announcement: Managing Safety-Critical Work Training

The Building Safety Act 2022 places duties on accountable persons and principal accountable persons to manage building safety risks in England. Contractor appointment does not transfer those duties. Construction work may also engage building regulations and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. These duties depend on the work and the role held.

Weak contractor checks and missing sign-offs can leave residents exposed to defects introduced during maintenance. Fire door replacements, fire stopping and structural repairs can affect protections residents rely on every day. Defects may be hidden once work is covered over, making timely checks and evidence essential.

Contractor vetting should consider safety records and evidence of corrective action, including relevant reports under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.

This training gives accountable persons, principal accountable persons and supporting teams a basis for oversight, helping organisations:

• Build understanding of how to check contractor competence consistently before appointments are approved
• Increase awareness of resident protection needs during maintenance, refurbishment and remediation
• Develop understanding of how to report and follow up defects discovered during works
• Support the retention of evidence of approved changes, inspections and completed work for future safety decisions

This course is for housing providers, local authorities, freeholders and managing agents as well as residential asset teams managing build-to-rent developments or student accommodation within the relevant regime.

• Accountable Persons
• Principal Accountable Persons
• Building safety managers
• Property managers
• Maintenance managers
• Refurbishment project managers

Trainees will learn how to:

• Distinguish the responsibilities of accountable persons and principal accountable persons from contractors’ duties during safety-critical work
• Check contractor capability and individual competence before approving an appointment
• Identify warning signs in contractor experience, safety records and documentation
• Establish induction, supervision and reporting arrangements suited to an occupied building
• Protect residents, escape routes and fire safety provisions throughout works
• Respond to unexpected defects and recognise when escalation or occurrence reporting needs assessment
• Arrange checks and competent sign-off before safety-critical installations are concealed
• Retain appointment records, inspections, approved changes and completion evidence within the Golden Thread

To read the complete course outline, click here.

Do your building safety and property teams share a basis for checking contractor appointments? Enrol your teams on our Managing Safety-Critical Work course. It helps teams understand defect escalation and verification before work is closed up.

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For more details about this course, please contact us.