Free Webinars Available to Understand Changes From the Building Safety Act

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is hosting a second free webinar to help the industry to understand the changes within the wider built environment from the Building Safety Act. The webinar will take place on Friday 21st February from 11am to 1pm and will be chaired by Rhodri Williams, HBF Technical & Sustainability Director. The Chair will be joined by:

• Sandra Ashcroft, Head of Competence and Culture Change – Regime Development and Regulatory Support
• Gerard Cooper, Head of Building Control Professional Standards from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR)
• Jon Vanstone, Industry Competence Committee (ICC) Chair

This online event will allow you to hear directly about the new regime and practical application, as well as provide you the opportunity to ask your questions. This is your opportunity to engage directly with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), BSR and the ICC as they talk about the impact of the Building Safety Act beyond high-rise buildings. The event will also cover competence across the whole built environment, what that means for individuals and organisations, as well as what it means to have a regulated building control profession.

Webinar registration is available here. For any questions or more information about this webinar, please contact info@hbf.co.uk.

In addition, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is hosting a series of free webinars designed to provide practical advice and guidance on a range of building safety topics.

• Wednesday 19th February 2025, 13:00 – 15:00
  Building Assessment Certificates (BACs) – a practical look at the application criteria for more experienced Principal Accountable Persons (PAPs) and Accountable Persons (APs)
• Thursday 20th February 2025, 17:00 – 19:00
  Building Assessment Certificates (BACs) – a practical look at the application criteria for less-experienced, resident-led organisations responsible for submitting BAC applications
• Thursday 27th February 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
  Large scale remediation and refurbishment building work and new build of higher-risk buildings
• Tuesday 4th March 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
  Domestic clients – building works in higher-risk buildings for small scale residential clients
• Tuesday 18th March 2025, 12:00 – 14:00
  Regulation of the Building Control Profession – update for Building Inspectors (BIs) and Building Control Bodies (BCBs)

Each session has been designed with a specific audience in mind. It’s important that delegates only register for those webinars most relevant to them to ensure all delegates get the most benefit from the session. Places are limited so early registration is advised.

Further information and registration can be found here.