Our proprietary software Obi provides a rigorous, transparent, yet easy-to-use platform for scheduling and coordinating all necessary documentation and evidence to demonstrate that a project has been delivered safely and compliantly. Obi’s features enable Clients to meet their responsibilities under the Act with regards to creating, managing and maintaining a digital golden thread of information.
Building Safety Act Consultancy & Compliance Services
The Building Safety Act 2022 is now in force with the transitional period having closed on 6 April 2024. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published key pieces of secondary legislation for England – Part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022.
The new legislation transforms building safety regulations in the UK and every step of the building process, setting out clear lines of responsibility for building owners, which are being reinforced by the new role of the Building Safety Regulator.
At Catalyst, with our Building Safety Consultancy service, we engage in the lifecycle of a project from Gateway 2 to Gateway 3 and the handover of the digital golden thread of information to the Accountable Person. We provide the client with independent assurance at all stages of the project lifecycle to ensure that they are complying with their legal duties as a duty holder under the Building Safety Act.
Why Work With Catalyst’s Building Safety Act Consultants?
1. Achieve Compliance
The Regulator has powers of enforcement under the Act and the ability to prosecute offences committed under the Act, which carry a term of imprisonment of up to two years, a fine, or both. Working with us, you will ensure you comply with the Act and avoid any penalties.
3. Gain Assurance
This legislation is new and there is lack of understanding of the requirements for compliance under the Building Safety Act. We bring the assurance that could be invaluable and deliver tangible benefits.
2. Minimise Risk
Construction cannot commence without Gateway 2 approval, and the building is not allowed to be occupied until a completion certificate is issued. Working with us reduces the risk of your project not achieving sign off from the regulator at Gateway 2 and 3.
4. Golden Thread
For all our services, our team use our proprietary software, Obi, which helps our clients to digitalise and build the golden thread of information from the outset.
Our Building Safety Act Compliance Process
Based on the Gateways defined in the Building Safety Act, there are three main parts to the service, which we have mapped against the RIBA Plan of Work stages.
1. Design (RIBA stages 2 – stage 4)
We ensure that the information required at Planning Gateway One and for an Application for Building Control Approval [Gateway 2] is complete and demonstrates that the building has been designed in accordance with the building regulations.
3. Completion (RIBA stages 2 to stage 4)
We ensure that all documentation that is required as part of a Completion Certificate Application [Gateway 3] is assembled for submission to the Building Safety Regulator and is in the correct format for handover to the Accountable Person as the duty holder in occupation.
2. Build (RIBA stage 5)
We create an inspection plan around the program and undertakes inspections during construction. Obi provides the platform for managing information, recording evidence of compliance, and maintaining a change log.
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