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The 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster highlighted critical gaps in building safety regulations, leading to the introduction of the Building Safety Act. This legislation places significant responsibilities on those involved in the design, construction, and management of buildings, particularly high-rise residential structures over 18 meters.
Non-compliance can result in severe penalties, project delays, and most importantly, safety risks to occupants. Our Building Safety Act training, developed alongside leading industry experts, ensures your team has the knowledge to stay compliant, protect lives, and safeguard your organisation's reputation.
Our Building Safety Act training provides a comprehensive overview of the latest regulations and their impact on your business. This course covers key concepts including the 'golden thread' of building information, the roles of the Building Safety Regulator and Accountable Persons, and the enhanced duties placed on building owners and managers.
Developed alongside leading industry experts, this CPD-accredited and RoSPA-assured training guarantees the highest quality learning that not only helps you meet your obligations but also enhances your team's professional development. The course ensures your organisation remains compliant with this critical legislation while promoting a culture of safety across all building-related activities.
This training is essential for anyone involved in the lifecycle of high-rise residential buildings and other structures covered by the Building Safety Act. This includes building managers, property developers, construction professionals, facilities managers, architects, engineers, building control professionals, and anyone with responsibilities under the new regime as an Accountable Person, Principal Accountable Person, or Principal Designer.
Whether you're managing existing high-rise buildings or involved in new construction projects, this course provides the foundational knowledge needed to understand your responsibilities and ensure compliance with this critical legislation.
Introduction to the Building Safety Act
Get a comprehensive overview of the latest regulations and how they impact your business. This includes the roles and responsibilities that are set out with the Act.
Understanding Building Regulations
Learn the key obligations under building regulations, updated in line with the Building Safety Act. This will provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge to ensure your projects meet all regulatory requirements.
Safety in High-Rise Building Construction
Gain specific insights into the safety protocols and compliance measures required for high-rise building projects. This involves understanding the unique challenges and risks associated with high-rise construction.
The Golden Thread of Information
Learn about the importance of maintaining transparent and accountable records throughout the building’s lifecycle. By making sure key information is easily accessible, there will be a clear audit trail for regulatory compliance.
Practical Risk Management
Discover best practices to manage safety risks and avoid penalties. Our course will help identify potential hazards, assess risks, and implement effective risk mitigation measures.
Real-World Case Studies
See how the Building Safety Act has been implemented in practical, real-world scenarios. Understand how these important regulations are applied in practice for guaranteed safety in high-rise building construction.
On completion of our BSA course, employees will be able to:
● Explain and describe the structure of the Building Safety Act
● Recognise who the relevant responsible persons are and the responsibilities they hold
● Identify the key changes in legislation and the necessary steps when refurbishing or renovating buildings that come under the act.
This engaging eLearning course takes approximately 35 minutes to complete and is divided into bite-sized modules that can be completed independently in 5-10 minute segments. This flexible format allows learners to fit training into their busy schedules while ensuring information remains digestible and easy to retain.
The Building Safety Act training features real-life scenarios and practical examples to bring the regulations to life, helping learners understand how the BSA applies to their day-to-day work. Interactive elements and knowledge checks throughout ensure engagement and comprehension, with a final assessment to confirm learning outcomes.
Our previous eLearning courses weren’t smart, and they were not enjoyable, so we had to spread them out. With Access the modules are shorter, sweeter, and interactive. Now we can ask our people to complete 3 or 4 modules in a day. And because they all have the same look and feel, it doesn’t feel like 3 or 4 separate learnings. It works a lot better and that’s how we’ve been able to change the way we run our inductions
Access Learning allows us to reinforce the statement to our employees that we have invested in them, as we now have access to a variety of engaging learning courses, which are readily available to support them with their training and career development opportunities – and it is really easy to use.
Our comprehensive, accredited Health and Safety training catalogue covers a broad range of topics to help businesses create a culture of safety and promote a safe and secure working environment, ultimately protecting employees and stakeholders.
Empowering employees to understand relevant risks and mandatory health and safety requirements in the workplace, this training reduces the risk of legal repercussions and safeguards the reputation of your organisation, while ensuring all stakeholders are protected in the workplace.
● As the UK’s largest provider of health and safety training, we provide a wide range of eLearning courses addressing everything from specialist areas such as Chemical Hazards and Specialist Environments to fundamental training covering physical and mental wellbeing
● CPD accredited and produced and written by industry-specific subject matter experts
● Engaging and accessible content, including real-life scenarios and bitesize modules
● End of course assessments to ensure knowledge retention and provide effective reporting to governing bodies
● Robust reporting and powerful tracking to ensure compliance and peace of mind.
A holistic approach to safety in the workplace, that includes not just Building Safety Act training but a wide array of health and safety courses, is crucial for businesses in maintaining its reputation and building strong and successful teams.
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The golden thread refers to maintaining an accurate and up-to-date record of a building’s design, construction, and safety information throughout its lifecycle. This makes sure that anyone involved in the building's management has access to critical safety information which reduces risks and improves accountability.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the UK’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. It plays a crucial role in overseeing and enforcing safety standards across industries, including construction, ensuring compliance with regulations like the Building Safety Act.
The Building Safety Regulator operates within the HSE and is responsible for enforcing safety in high-rise and other complex buildings. It ensures that building owners and managers comply with the Building Safety Act to protect the public from safety risks.
This Building Safety Act training module takes approximately 35 minutes to complete, although individual modules can be completed within 5 - 10 minutes independently, to provide a refresh of particular topics and concepts.
Employees should typically take Building safety act training course training at least once a year or whenever there is a significant change in legislation or internal processes. This ensures that they remain aware of their responsibilities and any updates to reporting procedures.
It’s also a good practice to provide refresher training when:
Some companies may require more frequent training depending on the risk level of the work environment (e.g., high-risk industries like construction or manufacturing).
Yes, our online platform allows employees to start, pause, and resume the training at their convenience. This makes the important information easily digestible and can be fit into their busy workday.
Our system provides detailed reporting, including completion rates, quiz scores, and certificates of completion. This ensures that training is completed on time and managers can be alerted to any upcoming deadlines.
Yes, our training is fully compliant with WCAG 2.1 guidelines and includes features such as closed captioning and screen reader compatibility, making it accessible to everyone.
We provide 24/7 technical support via email and phone, with a typical response time of under two hours.
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