Legal insight: Common errors in fire safety
April 16, 2024
Hannah Eales, Partner at law firm Kingsley Napley, discusses the role of Accountable Persons and urges for familiarisation with their duties under building and fire safety regulations. Read More
Building Safety Act: Implications for construction clients
March 22, 2024
CIOB Client Champion Paul Nash, explains what clients need to know about their responsibilities as a dutyholder under the Building Safety Act and related secondary legislation. Read More
Building Safety Regulator launches campaign for residents of high-rise buildings
February 28, 2024
The new Building Safety Regulator is asking all those living in tall buildings in England to be aware of how new Building Safety laws affect them. Read More
Fire Safety Enforcement Notices – What do you need to do?
February 27, 2024
SHP hears from Hannah Eales, Partner at legal firm Kingsley Napley, who provides an overview of fire safety notices, what they are and what happens if not complied with. Read More
Government urges councils to take action against ‘rogue’ building owners
February 22, 2024
Minister Lee Rowley met with council chiefs this week to discuss action against building owners who are failing to fix medium and high-rise buildings with safety issues. Read More
The building safety occupation regime and the Golden Thread – filling in the details
February 21, 2024
In this article, Erin Broughton, Associate at Addleshaw Goddard, looks at the Safety Risk Regulations that came into force on 16 January, and provides further detail on how those responsible must manage safety risks at occupied higher-risk buildings. Read More
58% of unsafe buildings yet to start remediation works, government data shows
January 25, 2024
Data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ (DLUHC) monthly remediation report, shows that 58% of buildings identified with unsafe cladding are yet to start remediation works. Read More
Fieldfisher and SHP: Horizon-scanning for 2024
January 16, 2024
In this first regular collaboration piece, we asked the Fieldfisher legal team what they expect from the 2024 Health and Safety landscape. Read More
Legionella risk in RAAC affected buildings
November 29, 2023
Does Legionella risk increase after a building has to close, and how can that risk be minimised if so? Roy Sullivan at Water Hygiene Centre takes a look. Read More
Building Safety Act awareness e-learning course launched by CIOB
November 22, 2023
In this article, Adrian from CIOB talks about a new health and safety course the academy has launched for health and safety professionals. Read More