The Health and Safety Executive has appointed Andrew Bulmer as a member of its newly created Industry Competence Committee (ICC), with its first meeting to be held in September.
The Committee, formed by a requirement of the Building Safety Act 2022, will have a role in advising both the built environment industry and the Building Safety Regulator within HSE on matters of competence.
The committee will support the work of the Building Safety Regulator by providing insights and guidance to facilitate an improvement of competence across industry.
Read Andrew’s thoughts on his appointment and see the other members of the Committee.
DLUHC has published a new portal where all building safety consultations and the Government's responses can be found. It will also publish all new and open consultations.
DLUHC has set up a Guidance Page which provides links to all the secondary legislation of the Building Safety Act, including commencement regulations, building control and higher-risk buildings regulations, leaseholder protections and the Responsible Actor's scheme.
Find out about the vital role accountable persons and principal accountable persons play in making high-rise residential buildings safer in this guidance and explainer video.