The Building Safety Act 2022 established the Building Safety Regulator within the HSE and reformed building control. It replaced approved inspectors with registered building control approvers, introduced new dutyholder and competence requirements, and established procedures for higher-risk buildings. The Act also created an occupation regime, placing responsibility on Accountable Persons to manage building safety risks and maintain safe buildings.
Synopsis
This guidance note explains the requirements of Part 4 the Building Safety Act 2022 which contains provisions about the management of building safety risks as regards occupied higher-risk buildings and the Government’s proposals for secondary legislation.
A higher-risk building is a building in England that:
- is at least 18 metres in height or has at least 7 storeys, and
contains at least 2 residential units.
- A building safety risk is a risk to the safety of people in or about a building arising from:
- the spread of fire;
- structural failure.
