New Health and Safety Legislation
It's a tough time for block managers, navigating three major pieces of health and safety legislation that have come thick and fast.
And like any new legislation affecting managing agents, there are practical implications requiring more training, more experts, more computer solutions, and more staff.
Understandably, the legislation hones in on the taller residential buildings – particularly those at least 18 metres in height, and increasingly those in excess of 11 metres. These buildings are far more likely to have on-site staff, and finding competent, suitably trained personnel is challenging. The block manager can’t do it all from behind a desk, so delegating health and safety and compliance tasks to those on the ground is vital.
Fire Door Checks
For instance, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 require fire door checking as of 23 January. You can download our free infographic below. Why not train your on-site staff to conduct interim inspections?
Building Safety Act
It’s the higher-risk buildings – those with combustible cladding for instance – that are likely to need fire wardens patrolling, and concierge staff comfortable with the array of health and safety experts coming and going. Compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and the ‘golden thread’ of information must involve the site staff in one way or another.
Trained site staff
Our aim at Cledor is to provide site staff to you and your clients that have at least a basic comprehension of the latest regulation, and implications for the safety of the residents and for protecting the fabric of the building. Ongoing training of our site teams means they understand the Building Safety Fund (BSF), cladding remediation, FRAEWs (fire risk appraisals of external walls) and the PAS 9980 code of practice, building assessment certificates, safety case reports and the golden thread. They’re also ready to use the software that you use on-site – whether that’s Qube, Dwellant, Fixflo, PRISM…
Your site staff are a vital part of a building’s compliance regime. They may not be ‘accountable persons’ or ‘responsible persons’ in the eyes of the law, but they are an integral part of everyday health and safety compliance.
For more information about Cledor’s site staff provision, please contact us!