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  • Location: TBC
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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.30 - 16.30
  • Location: London - Holiday Inn Kensington High Street
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NEW COURSE

Designed for delegates looking to enhance their knowledge of the design and installation of drainage, this course covers The Building Act 1984, Part H of the Building Regulations, British Standards and Codes of Practice, different materials and systems, public and private sewerage, septic tanks and cess pools and surface water drainage.

 

Course content & learning outcomes

  • Background and history of drainage design and installation
  • Layout and terminology of wastes and drains
  • Legislation and installation requirements
  • Design and installation of above and below ground drainage systems
  • Stack loading and thermal movement
  • System ventilation
  • Specialist appliances e.g. macerator WCs
  • Manholes, rodding eyes and inspection chambers
  • Public and private sewers
  • Non-mains drainage solutions including septic tanks and cess pools
  • Commissioning and testing of sanitary pipework and drains
  • Rainwater system design and installation and soakaways including permeable paving solutions .
  • Sewerage misconnections
  • Drainage and foundations and health and safety issues
  • Defects and how to avoid them

This course is aimed at all building control professionals, designers, contractors and site managers who require a more comprehensive understanding of the current practices and innovation in foul and surface water drainage.

In association with Polypipe Terrain

CPD: This course counts for 6 hours CPD.

Cost: Incredibly low price of just £75 + VAT including lunch and course materials.

Testimonials about our drainage courses

"An excellent course as an introduction to good practice."

"Very helpful and thorough course with practical examples and exercises."

"A great course, well presented and good value."

"A very informative and well-presented presentation, with a very knowledgeable presenter and interesting practical demonstrations. An excellent CPD event, thank you."

"Very informative, as a new designer / builder it opened avenues of consideration to my working practice. very good."

Who should attend

This course is suited to any building professional who needs a more comprehensive knowledge of drainage systems.

  • Building control surveyors
  • Architects
  • Chartered Architectural Technologists
  • Developers
  • Builders
  • Contractors
  • Specialist contractors
  • Building consultants

Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.30 - 16.30
  • Location: London - TBC
  • Booking closes on

Trainer profile

Tim Parrett

Tim is a Member of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

Tim started his building control career at Shepway District Council and moved to Ashford in 1986. He was appointed as Head of Building Control in 2000 and in 2014 became Head of Development Delivery – managing a broad range of development related functions.

He is also Managing Director of ABC BC Ltd – a wholly owned LA Company- delivering  a wide  range of consultancy services to the industry.

Tim is the current chairman of the Kent Building Control Managers and Vice Chair of the South East Region of LABC.

A past chair of the LABC Training Working Group, Tim is keen to see LABC maintain its position as the market leading building control training provider.

He has lectured at South Kent College and Mid Kent College and regularly presents Continual Professional Development (CPD) seminars to private companies, the CIOB and other professional bodies.

Event overview

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  • Location: Green Dragon, Braintree
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Event overview

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  • Times: 9:30 A.M.
  • Location: Westminster Archive
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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 08.00 - 12.00
  • Location: East Midlands Conference Centre
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“These small courses are ideal for the single practitioner” – Mark Smith, Vernon-Smith Associates

"It was without a doubt the best format I have come across. Lots of content, swift presentations. Great!" – Peter Brown, Marsden Brown Associates

Join us at one of our free LABC Technical Seminars (also known as Technical Roadshows) where you will hear from industry experts, exchange ideas and have your questions answered by local building control teams and the LABC team.

You will have the opportunity to register with us on the day to continue being the first to learn about important new building regulations guidance, receive FREE regular CPD briefing sessions, FREE technical e-bulletins and further networking opportunities.LABC Technical Roadshow - image from presentation

CPD: Virtual events count for 2 hours CPD, in person events count for 3.5 hours CPD.

Cost: FREE

CPD Partners & Speakers:

  • Actis Insulation - Tomorrow’s insulation solutions for Future Homes Standards
  • Instagroup - Modern solutions for old issues
  • LABC - What's new in building regs & compliance?
  • LABC Warranty - Typical Warranty Defects

Who should attend:

  • Builders

  • Designers

  • Local authority building control teams

  • FMB Master Builders

Follow us on Twitter: @labcuk #labcseminar #designwithus #buildwithus

If you have any questions, or if you wish to register your interest please email us at bookings@labc.co.uk or call us on 020 8616 8120.

Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.30 - 16.30
  • Location: Copthorne Plymouth Hotel
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This course outlines the relevant sections of the Building Act 1984, together with the service of the various notices and procedures involved, including requisition for information, Types of notices and methods of service, injunctions and power to enter premises. Delegates will gain an overview of what is essential for them to effectively discharge their duties under the Building Act and ensure public safety. They will gain an understanding of the various procedures involved in dealing with dangerous structures from the most basic garden walls to large buildings that pose a threat to public safety.

Delegates will review the legislative requirements for persons carrying out demolition within the Building Act 1984, gain an understanding of method statements and demolition techniques, procedures, notifications and control of site practices.

The course will also clarify roles and responsibilities.This course is aimed at building control professionals and technical staff who have a responsibility for dangerous structures and demolition. It is also of value to private sector practitioners undertaking routes to professional membership.

CPD: This course counts for 4 hours CPD.

Cost: £80.00 + VAT

Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 5 hours including time for breaks.

 

Course Content & Learning Outcomes:

• Legislation

• Defective premises

• Dangerous buildings and structures

• Neglected sites

• Ruinous and dilapidated buildings

• Notification and response

• Site inspection and analysis

• Emergency measures

• Legislative procedures for dangerous structures and demolition

• Service of notices

• Consultations

• Case Study of a real-life dangerous structure

 

Who should attend:

Building Control practitioners including managers, surveyors and technicians

Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 11 A.M.
  • Location: TBC
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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.30 - 16.30
  • Location: Holiday Inn Kensington Hight Street
  • Booking closes on

This course will give an overview of the building regulation requirements that building professionals require a solid understanding of.

It will look at the application of fire safety principles to building work and the various approaches to demonstrate compliance. It will also discuss principles that can be used to vary guidance but maintain the necessary performance standard.

CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD
Cost: £80.00 + VAT per delegate.

Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.

Course Content & Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course you will have a good general understanding of the following:

• Fire safety requirements of building regulations for different types of building work.
• Functional requirements.
• Application of Regulation 7(2) to 7(4) to a relevant building (residential/institutional
buildings above 18m in height).
• Approved Document B overview.
• Use of BS 9999.
• Use of BS 9991.
• Regulation 38.

Who should attend

This course is suited to any building professional who wants to get a good understanding of fire safety issues.

  • Public Service Building control surveyors
  • Architects
  • Chartered architectural technologists
  • Developers
  • Builders
  • Contractors
  • Specialist contractors
  • Building consultants
  • Surveyors

 

Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 13.00 - 17.00
  • Location: Birmingham - TBC
  • Booking closes on

The validation assessment has been developed by LABC to enable experienced building control surveyors to demonstrate their competence in relation to building regulation fire safety in the context of high risk and complex buildings (residential and commercial). This also includes Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs) included in the draft Building Safety Bill. 

THE MEASURE OF COMPETENCY

Whilst many of you have years of experience as Building Control Surveyors there has never been a true demonstrable measure of the competency of a building control surveyor to work on complex and high risk buildings. Whilst many surveyors have qualifications and are members of professional bodies, post Grenfell this is no longer considered enough to validate an individual to work on the most complex of projects. In the near future all levels of building control surveyor will need to have their competence validated in this way in order to be Registered with the Building Safety Regulator

LABC has created an assessment to allow existing experienced surveyors to validate their fire safety competency in working on high risk and complex buildings. This assessment has been written to test four elements of competency in line with emerging industry guidance on competency assessment, namely:

  • Knowledge – job specific knowledge required to perform the role / level effectively
  • Skills / Experience - relevant and recent job specific capabilities or proficiencies developed (through the application of that knowledge) to perform the role / level effectively supported by peers and mentors.
  • Abilities - innate capabilities required of a particular task or situation – personal skills, awareness of strengths and weaknesses and maintaining CPD
  • Ethics & Professional Behaviour - moral principles and respectful and courteous business and personal conduct.

THE VALIDATION PROCESS

  • STEP 1 – All candidates will be required to complete an application form. Please email certification@thebscf.org for a copy of the application form. 
  • STEP 2 – LABC will review all applications and contact candidate line managers to obtain their endorsement of the application form.
  • STEP 3 – LABC will confirm approval of the application via email with a link to book onto your chosen exam location. LABC members will pay a subsidised rate of £50+VAT, the remainder being covered by 2020/21 membership fees. 
  • STEP 4 – Candidates sit the exam.  All examination centres will adhere fully to COVID-19 guidelines ensuring social distancing and all necessary precautions are in place. The examination is in 2 parts. The first is closed book and lasts for 1 hour. There is then a short break after which there will be a 2 hour open book examination. Due to COVID restrictions, there will be no refreshments provided,
  • STEP 5 - Results will be published 8 weeks after the exam date. Results provided will be PASS/REFERRED.

All successful candidates will receive a certificate and an ID card showing that they have passed the validation assessment. Bi-annual renewal of ID cards will be subject to candidates submitting sufficient evidence of ongoing project work in relation to building regulations fire safety on higher risk buildings.

The Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) has worked with LABC to create this assessment process and has confirmed that by passing the assessment individuals will be able to gain access to membership of the IFE (MIFireE) subject to an appropriate professional portfolio.

START APPLICATION

If you have any questions regarding the validation assessment please contact the validation team at certification@thebscf.org,

USEFUL RESOURCES

LABC Validation assessment for Building Regulation Fire Safety on Higher Risk Buildings  – what you need to know

  • This document contains information of why this assessment has been created and outlines recommended reading and the structure of the examination.

LABC Validation assessment for Building Regulation Fire Safety on Higher Risk Buildings  – sample paper

  • Sample paper containing example questions

LABC Virtual Learning Environment

  • The LABC VLE is available only to LABC members and contains additional learning resources

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