Building Safety Act
Official NFRC Guidance on the Building Safety Act
All NFRC Members, businesses large and small, have had to change their approach to building safety, regulations, and liability. This page holds all the information you might need to navigate these changes.
If you have questions that cannot be answered by this page, do reach out to NFRC’s Helpdesk team for further assistance.
Understanding the BSA and Building Regulations for Domestic Work
GN69 What is a Domestic Client will help you understand the formal roles and responsibilities for dutyholders, clients, principal designers and principal contractors.
Part 2A of the Building Regulations 2010
GN70 Overview of Part 2A of the Building Regulations 2010 gives an overview of the new part 2A of the Building Regulations 2010 and introduces regulations regarding “Dutyholders and Competence”, focusing on accountability and ensuring that all clients, designers and contractors involved in building work have the required competence and behaviours.
Working in line with the BSA as a Contractor
GN61 Working in line with the BSA as a Contractor sets out the considerations for contractors to help ensure they are aware and fulfilling their responsibilities and obligations under the Act.
Competence Requirements
GN62 The Building Safety Act and Competence Requirements sets out the competence requirements of the act and how competence can be demonstrated. It covers the definition and role of a Principal Contractor and Principal Designer.
The Role and Scope of the Building Safety Regulator
GN41 Overview of the Role and Scope of the Building Safety Regulator gives an overview of the Role and Scope of the Building Safety Regulator, unpacking the gateway approach and how your business may interact with them.
You can view additional standards and regulations here.
Upcoming Events
Keep an eye on this space for free webinars covering the Building Safety Act. These will be external events that NFRC recommends you attend and events from NFRC focused specifically on how the BSA relates to roofing.
BSA News and Further Information
NFRC will continue to publish and share the latest news on the Building Safety Act. Please ensure you check back regularly to stay up to date.
