UK: Modular Construction, High Risk Residential Buildings and the Ethics of Building Safety

WOBO recognises the work in progress through the BBA.

A thought-provoking look at what imminent changes will mean for the construction industry in terms of building safety and what more can be done to make the construction industry and the current building practices safer?

“Building on Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety,

…the centre piece of this new regime is a requirement for higher risk buildings to have a Safety Case owned by an Accountable Person. In practice this means Accountable Persons, normally the landlord or freeholder, will need to be able to demonstrate that risks have been identified and assessed, and a credible plan is in place to reduce or control them to an appropriate level. This all needs to be documented, kept up to date and submitted to the Building Safety Regulator via Safety Case Reports…

The industry must not slip into a compliance mindset”

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