21st September - Impact of the Building Safety Bill on local authorities

This essential webinar will provide an overview of the Building Safety Bill and what it means for local authorities.

Chaired by Martin Taylor, Director or Regulatory Policy at LABC we will joined by the following speakers:

Email bookings@labc.co.uk to confirm your place.

Speaker bios:

Tim Galloway, Deputy Director Building Safety Programme, HSE

Tim joined the HSE in 1991 as a trainee inspector. After completing a 3 year training programme, Tim went on to deal with a variety of industries, including broadcasting, health services, renewable energy, transport, domestic gas, fairgrounds and product safety. After a spell managing operational teams covering major accident hazard industries, he spent five and a half years leading HSE’s operational work in the southern third of Great Britain. He joined the HSE Building Safety Programme in February 2020.

Lorna Stimpson, Chief Executive, LABC 

Lorna’s career in Public Service Building Control spans over 30 years, holding roles from building control surveyor up to senior managerial positions. Lorna joined LABC in 2008 as Business Development Director, then advancing to Deputy Managing Director in 2015 and Chief Executive in 2019. 

As LABC’s Chief Executive, Lorna leads the implementation of LABC’s strategic programmes on quality, standards, competencies and learning - including their accredited qualifications and informal continuous professional development programmes.  

Lorna works with MHCLG, HSE, National Fire Chiefs Council and the Local Government Association as a member of the Joint Regulators’ Group defining, piloting and testing the new regulatory approaches outlined in Dame Judith’s Final Report. She sits on the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) and the newly formed Interim Industry Competence Committee (IICC).  Lorna is a Board Director of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), sits on the BSI technical committee for competence in the built environment and other professional committees all focussed on improving standards and outcomes in the construction industry.

Dan Daly, Head of PPRU, NFCC

Dan heads up the newly formed NFCC Protection Policy and Reform Unit (PPRU). Funded by the Home Office and MHCLG the PPRU was established by NFCC to provide the link between FRSs and Government by representing the collective views and expert technical advice of FRSs

Prior to taking on this role Dan was Assistant Commissioner with London Fire Brigade.  Dan has 32 years’ service with LFB, 25 years in operational roles and 7 years non-operational.  As well as Assistant Commissioner for Fire Safety (Regulatory and Community), Dan has also undertaken a number of other roles including Head of Operational Risk within the Strategy and Performance Department. 

In his current role Dan is a member of the Joint Regulators Group and The Fire Protection Board.

Charles Loft, Senior Adviser, LGA

Bio coming soon

Who should attend? Chief Executives; Leaders of Council; Service Directors for (housing, planning, building control, environmental health); Elected Members who are portfolio holders for those functions; Heads of Asset Management particular those managing or commissioning housing either directly or indirectly and Fire Chiefs.

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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

Bookings for January 2025 intake are now open

The CIOB Level 5 Diploma in Public Service Building Control Surveying is designed for building control officers working in the construction sector who are dealing with new housing, low and high-rise apartments and commercial and industrial projects. This qualification develops the learner’s knowledge and skills to evaluate applications for compliance, liaise with stakeholders and carry out inspections to construction projects safely and efficiently.

To apply to join this course email us at learning@labc.co.uk

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If you need help or need more information about this qualification, please get in touch with us at learning@labc.co.uk or call us on 020 8616 4922.

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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 stating their relevant qualifications and experience of working on higher risk buildings.
• 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. The cost of the validation assessment is £550+VAT. 
• 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.

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If you have any questions regarding the validation assessment please contact the validation team at validations@labc.co.uk

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