Technical Library

Guidance for contractors, designers, and clients considering the options available when refurbishing a roof.

This guidance includes an example employee health surveillance questionnaire.

This document gives an overview of the new part 2A of the Building Regulations 2010 introduces regulations regarding “Dutyholders and Competence”.

This guidance explains Building regulations and the Building Safety Act for domestic clients and roofing contractors giving a short simplified overview of what Building Regulations are and the Building Safety Act.

This guide was published in May 2024 (HSGS42) and led to NFRC members FK Group, inviting us to witness a managed lift onto a portal frame.

NFRC Member M&J Group (Construction and Roofing) Limited, invited NFRC to write a case study where they were undertaking the removal of failing RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete).

This four-page guidance note provides a handy reference document with shortcuts to the relevant HSE guidance notes which assist in quickly locating the relevant information that may be needed by roofing contractors.

This alert underlines the importance of managing materials, including those on-site that have yet to be used or installed, or where they have been partly installed and remain exposed.

This guidance is not a method statement but highlights important items that the method statement for Safe System of Work (SSOW) should cover for loading out portal frame structures in preparation for installing roof sheets and panels.

The document is split into sections covering the changes regarding design responsibility, structural properties, minimum roof pitch with or without in plane rooflights, safety, insulation, durability, spacer systems, rooflight area and specification, fibre cement, air tightness, gutters and flashings.

This guidance sets out the competence requirements of the act and how competence can be demonstrated.

This guidance sets out the considerations for contractors to help ensure they are aware and fulfilling their responsibilities and obligations under the Act.