{"id":1042,"date":"2022-12-22T14:23:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T04:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omtrak.com\/en-nz\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2025-04-01T21:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T10:40:48","slug":"uk-gov-building-safety-bill-key-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omtrak.com\/en-nz\/uk-gov-building-safety-bill-key-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Government Building Safety Bill \u2013 Key Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The UK Government in April this year enacted the Building Safety Act 2022.<\/h3>\n<p>The new Building Safety Bill is in response to the Dame Judith Hackitt\u2019s review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which highlighted a need for significant cultural and regulatory change following the Grenfell Tower Disaster.<\/p>\n<h4>The Act covers\u00a0<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>buildings with 7 or more storeys or that are 18 metres or higher, and either: have at least 2 residential units and or are hospitals or care homes (during design and construction)<\/li>\n<li>giving dutyholders clear accountability and statutory responsibilities as buildings are designed, built, refurbished and occupied<\/li>\n<li>a golden thread of building information \u2013 identified, stored and updated throughout the building\u2019s life cycle<\/li>\n<li>mandatory reporting of prescribed fire and structural safety occurrences to BSR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One key aspect of these reforms is the requirement for a \u2018golden thread of information\u2019, with safety considered at every stage of a building\u2019s lifetime\u2019.\u00a0 \u00a0This will cover the earliest stages of the planning and design process through to construction, completion and occupation of high-rise buildings.<\/p>\n<h4>A draft set of golden thread principles\u00a0<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a>\u00a0includes a number of key aspects, including:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Accurate and Trusted<\/li>\n<li>Single point of truth<\/li>\n<li>Secure<\/li>\n<li>Accountable<\/li>\n<li>Understandable\/ Simple to access<\/li>\n<li>Longevity\/ Durability of information<\/li>\n<li>Relevant \/ Proportionate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the use of BIM technology is referred to throughout much of the policy papers it also seeks to cover other information and the management processes (or steps) used to support building safety.\u00a0 This means that a BIM file may not be sufficient to meet the criteria.\u00a0 In short the \u2018Golden Thread\u2019 is likely to look more like a Building Manual which incorporates not only BIM files and Plans but also other critical information such as the \u2018project narrative\u2019 which would include safety in design risk assessments, commissioning, certificates, warranties and simple things like a help and contact list.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to know more about making the \u201cGolden Thread\u2019 a simple yet effective process talk to the Team from WebFM UK about OmTrak<\/p>\n<p><strong>[1]<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/building-safety\/regulator.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" name=\"_ftn1\">https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/building-safety\/regulator.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>[2]<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cibse.org\/media\/i2fbss2x\/golden-thread-defintion-and-principles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" name=\"_ftn2\">https:\/\/www.cibse.org\/media\/i2fbss2x\/golden-thread-defintion-and-principles.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Bill is in response to the Dame Judith Hackitt\u2019s review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, which highlighted a need for significant cultural and regulatory change following the Grenfell Tower 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