{"id":56988,"date":"2023-05-30T10:24:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectfoursafety.com\/?p=56988"},"modified":"2023-06-26T16:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T16:01:29","slug":"industry-must-act-now-to-comply-with-building-safety-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectfoursafety.com\/industry-must-act-now-to-comply-with-building-safety-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Must Act Now to Comply with Building Safety Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April, and its myriad legislative changes are due to come into force over the next 12 months with implications for developers, contractors, landowners, and others, writes Alan Robson, managing director of Project Four Safety<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Collectively, the team at Project Four Safety has been reading hundreds, if not thousands, of consultation documents, press releases, and associated documents on the incoming new laws. So, without giving you War and Peace<\/em> (first published in 1867 with 1,225 pages), this series of three articles will aim to provide a brief but effective update on the way the act is impacting the property industry.<\/p>\n

The Building Safety Act 2022 is the government\u2019s main response to the Grenfell tragedy of 2017 and came about from recommendations made in the high-profile Hackett Report led by Dame Judith Hackett, a past chair of the Health and Safety Executive.<\/p>\n

The act, which received Royal Assent in April, will run alongside the Fire Safety Act (FSA), which received Royal Assent in 2021. Both pieces of legislation are aimed at bringing about fundamental change to the building safety system in England, and the duty holders mirror those under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations of 2015 \u2013 namely, designers, principal designers, principal contractors, and their clients.<\/p>\n

Listen to Project Four Safety and Place North West<\/em>\u2018s podcast on the Building Safety Bill\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

The biggest myth-buster of this article \u2013 and to address a key source of confusion among industry professionals \u2013 is that the Building Safety Act 2022 will impact all stages of construction and those parties involved. Yes, the short-term priority is high-rise, high-risk residential buildings given the dangers highlighted by the Grenfell fire. But, post-2024, the act looks to tackle the wider construction sectors through subordinate legislation.<\/p>\n

The key changes and focal points for the industry to start considering are:<\/p>\n