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Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.00 - 16.00
- Location: Southampton - Venue 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.
If you have any questions regarding the validation assessment please contact the validation team at certification@thebscf.org,
USEFUL RESOURCES
- This document contains information of why this assessment has been created and outlines recommended reading and the structure of the examination.
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Sample paper containing example questions
LABC Virtual Learning Environment
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The LABC VLE is available only to LABC members and contains additional learning resources
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.00 - 16.00
- Location: Bristol - Venue 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.
If you have any questions regarding the validation assessment please contact the validation team at certification@thebscf.org,
USEFUL RESOURCES
- This document contains information of why this assessment has been created and outlines recommended reading and the structure of the examination.
-
Sample paper containing example questions
LABC Virtual Learning Environment
-
The LABC VLE is available only to LABC members and contains additional learning resources
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.00 - 16.00
- Location: London - Venue 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.
If you have any questions regarding the validation assessment please contact the validation team at certification@thebscf.org,
USEFUL RESOURCES
- This document contains information of why this assessment has been created and outlines recommended reading and the structure of the examination.
-
Sample paper containing example questions
LABC Virtual Learning Environment
-
The LABC VLE is available only to LABC members and contains additional learning resources
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.00 - 16.00
- Location: Manchester - venue 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.
If you have any questions regarding the validation assessment please contact the validation team at certification@thebscf.org,
USEFUL RESOURCES
- This document contains information of why this assessment has been created and outlines recommended reading and the structure of the examination.
-
Sample paper containing example questions
LABC Virtual Learning Environment
-
The LABC VLE is available only to LABC members and contains additional learning resources
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.00 - 16.00
- Location: Nottingham - Venue 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.
If you have any questions regarding the validation assessment please contact the validation team at certification@thebscf.org,
USEFUL RESOURCES
- This document contains information of why this assessment has been created and outlines recommended reading and the structure of the examination.
-
Sample paper containing example questions
LABC Virtual Learning Environment
-
The LABC VLE is available only to LABC members and contains additional learning resources
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30 - 16.00
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This course covers common foundation types used today on both residential and commercial properties including the range of foundations available from simple trench fill foundations through to piling and ground beams. Delegates will learn about the design of simply supported basic structural elements, timber floor joists and steel beams over openings. The course will include an exercise based on a domestic extension that looks at loading, bending moments and shear forces, steel beams, floor joists and associated elements.
CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD.
Cost: Days 1 & 2 cost £85+VAT per day. You will need to book each part separately using the links at the bottom of this page.
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.
Day One Course Content:
- Loadings and loading assessments
- Structural analysis of simple structure - Bending moments and shear forces
- Design of simply supported steel beams including worked example and practice session
- Common types of foundations and their uses
Day Two Course Content:
- Brief recap on the loading and structural analysis from Day 1
- Design of timber floors including worked example and practice session
- Structural alterations of domestic properties
Over the two days, the delegates will gain an understanding of:
- Types and application of design loads on simple structures
- Simple structural analysis of simple structures
- Basic elemental designs – steel, timber, masonry and foundations.
- Structural alterations of domestic properties making reference to various clauses in Building Regulations where applicable
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for those who are keen to develop their expertise and knowledge of the subject.
- Architects
- Builders
- Building Control Surveyors
- Building Engineers
- Chartered Architectural Technologists
- Chartered Surveyors
- Contractors
- Technicians
- Qualified Surveyors
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30 - 16.00
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This course covers common foundation types used today on both residential and commercial properties including the range of foundations available from simple trench fill foundations through to piling and ground beams. Delegates will learn about the design of simply supported basic structural elements, timber floor joists and steel beams over openings. The course will include an exercise based on a domestic extension that looks at loading, bending moments and shear forces, steel beams, floor joists and associated elements.
CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD.
Cost: Days 1 & 2 cost £85+VAT per day. You will need to book each part separately using the links at the bottom of this page.
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.
Day One Course Content:
- Loadings and loading assessments
- Structural analysis of simple structure - Bending moments and shear forces
- Design of simply supported steel beams including worked example and practice session
- Common types of foundations and their uses
Day Two Course Content:
- Brief recap on the loading and structural analysis from Day 1
- Design of timber floors including worked example and practice session
- Structural alterations of domestic properties
Over the two days, the delegates will gain an understanding of:
- Types and application of design loads on simple structures
- Simple structural analysis of simple structures
- Basic elemental designs – steel, timber, masonry and foundations.
- Structural alterations of domestic properties making reference to various clauses in Building Regulations where applicable
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for those who are keen to develop their expertise and knowledge of the subject.
- Architects
- Builders
- Building Control Surveyors
- Building Engineers
- Chartered Architectural Technologists
- Chartered Surveyors
- Contractors
- Technicians
- Qualified Surveyors
Event overview
- Dates: 24 June 2021 to 29 June 2021
- Times: 3 - 5pm
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
| Events | |
| 5 November 2020 | Rewatch and log your CPD on the Virtual Learning Environment - https://cpd.labc.co.uk/course/view.php?id=724 |
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15 December 2020 |
Rewatch and log your CPD on the Virtual Learning Environment - https://cpd.labc.co.uk/course/view.php?id=740 |
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4 February 2021 |
Rewatch and log your CPD on the Virtual Learning Environment - https://cpd.labc.co.uk/course/view.php?id=754 |
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25 March 2021 |
Rewatch and log your CPD on the Virtual Learning Environment - https://cpd.labc.co.uk/course/view.php?id=769 |
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26 May 2021 |
Rewatch and log your CPD on the Virtual Learning Environment - https://cpd.labc.co.uk/course/view.php?id=780 |
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25 June 2021 |
Learning & Development Qualifications Information Session Rewatch and log your CPD on the Virtual Learning Environment - https://cpd.labc.co.uk/course/view.php?id=790 |
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13 July 2021 |
Rewatch and log your CPD for the Building Safety Bill Member Update Session here - https://cpd.labc.co.uk/course/view.php?id=794 |
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3, 7 & 17 December 2021 |
Rewatch the Grant Funding for LABC Qualificaitons & Comptence Validations webianr on the VLE |
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14 March 2022 |
Rewatch the Member Update webinar and log your CPD on the VLE |
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19 May 2022 |
Rewatch the Member Update webinar and log your CPD on the VLE |
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23 May 2022 |
Rewatch the LABC and University of Wolverhampton webinar discussing the enrolment process for the Building Control Apprenticeship degree starting in 2022/2023. |
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17 June 2022 12pm - 2pm |
Rewatch the F, L, O and S refresher webinar and log your CPD on the VLE |
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8 December 2022 3pm - 5 pm |
Rewatch the Member Update Webinar focusing on Part R. |
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12 December 2022 3pm - 5pm |
Rewatch the Welsh Member Update Webinar focusing on Parts F, L & O |
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22 March 2023 2pm - 4pm |
Rewatch the Member Update Webinar focusing on Parts F & L |
| 30 March 2023 |
Rewatch the Member Update Webinar focusing on Competence & Validation webinar |
| 7 July 2023 |
Rewatch the Member Update Webinar focusing on the BSCF |
| 26 September 2023 |
Rewatch the Member Update Webinar focusing on MDT |
| 10 October |
Rewatch the Member Update Webinar focusing on Registration of the Building Control Profession |
| 21 November 2023 |
Rewatch the Regulation Update Webinar focusing on Transition - Drop in session with the LABC Technical Team |
| 5 December 2023 |
Rewatch the Regulation Update Webinar focusing on the Application Procedures - Drop in session with the LABC Technical Team |
| 12 December 2023 |
Rewatch the Regulation Update Webinar focusing on Enforcement - Drop in session with the LABC Technical Team |
| 15 December 2023 |
Rewatch the Welsh Member Update Webinar - Focusing on validation |
| 8 March 2024 |
Rewatch the Introducing 'myLABC' Member Update Webinar |
| 15 March 2024 |
Rewatch LABC introducing the new quality manual, KPIs and process maps. |
| 23 April 2024 |
Recording unavailable |
| 9 July 2024 |
Rewatch the LABC team taling to you about how we will continue to support our 3200 strong network of building control professionals in the years to come. |
Further dates will be published on this page soon.
Webinars will take place on Zoom so please check with your IT department that you are able to access this ahead of the event date.
If you have any particular topics we'd like to cover in our member update sessions please email bookings@labc.co.uk
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30 - 16.00
- Location: Virtual Event Via Zoom
- Booking closes on
Good Building Control rarely results in formal action. But does your team really have the necessary skills and competence if formal action became necessary?
This course provides training from informal day to day enforcement activity, through to carrying out investigations and going to court when formal action is required.
It will cover enforcement in areas of the Building Regulations, Unauthorised Work and Initial Notices, with an overview of the relevant changes in the Building Safety Act 2022, Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) from the 1st of October 2023.
CPD: This course counts for 4 hours CPD.
Cost: £80+VAT (Please note, the price increase from 1st May 2025 to £85+VAT)
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 4.5 hours including time for breaks.
Course Content & Learning Outcomes:
- Informal and formal enforcement
- The Building Act delegated powers/rights of entry
- Enforcement of Building Regulations - Enforcement Policy, Section 35 offences, Section 36 notices and the Stop and Compliance (35B &C) Notices in England.
- How does the Building Safety Act change Enforcement for and by LA’s?
- Action against Building Control? Including current Case Law
- Enforcement of Unauthorised work and Regularisations
- Initial Notices - Reversions
- Planning and investigation - Police and Criminal Evidence Act, witness statements
- Court processes - how to give evidence and what to expect.
Who should attend:
Building control managers
Principal and senior surveyors and team leaders
Building control surveyors
Practice managers, assistant building control surveyors
Trainees and apprentices
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30 - 13.30
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
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.
CPD: This course counts for 3.5 hours CPD.
Cost: £85+VAT
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 4.5 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