Regulations Courses

This BRAND NEW 1 DAY COURSE will provide statutory national regulatory guidance to clients, design professionals and contractors engaged in the construction of new buildings and alterations/extensions to existing buildings including historical buildings for the access and egress of People with Disabilities using buildings.

The course will include national Building Regulations requirements, British Standards and Equality Act legislation requirements for all types of buildings including reference to supplementary guidance documents

COURSE BACKGROUND
This 1 DAY COURSE will provide an overall update of the changes to the Building Regulations and Fire Regulations that have taken place over recent years, impacting on the building industry.

It will focus on recent changes to Part B (fire safety), BS 9999 (code of practice for the fire safety in the design, construction and use of buildings), RRO (Regulatory Reform (fire safety) Order 2005), the revised Part L (conservation of fuel and power), the revised Part F (ventilation), Part G (sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency), Part M (access to and use of buildings) and the revised Part J (combustion appliances and fuel storage systems).

The remaining Approved Documents will be reviewed including The Code for Sustainable Homes. Future changes to the Building Regulations

Feedback
* I was amazed at how much Jim covered, a very good speaker, a lot to take in, but learnt a lot on the day
* Absolutely excellent in-depth training course. Very knowledgeable presenter. A lot to think about
* The benefits will be used everyday on every site. Much more confident in understanding what building regulations are
* Cleared up many grey areas
* A fantastic overview of very complex subjects, speaker was excellent

If you are about to alter or extend a building or structure, thinking of putting up a new one or demolishing an old one, then the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 place a number of specific duties on you. The extent of these duties varies with the type of project that is involved - and in many cases you will need an adviser available to help you deal with these. On larger 'notifable' projects you are required to appoint a CDM Co-ordinator before significant detailed design work begins so they can advise and assist you with your duties.

This 3 DAY COURSE is designed to benefit those with professional and managerial construction experience in understanding what is required of the CDM co-ordinator and how this may be effectively achieved. It will also detail the responsibilities placed on others involved in the design and management of construction projects, including the client. The CDM co-ordinator can be regarded as the ‘client’s friend’, whose responsibilities include assisting the client in discharging his responsibilities.

The course will include workshop sessions during which delegates will be able to carry out syndicate exercises, putting into practice the issues discussed on the course. A comprehensive work book will be provided for use on the course and for future reference. On previous courses delegates have reflected the full spectrum of organisations operating within the construction and allied industries.

A CDM co-ordinator's main duties are to:
• advise and assist the client with their duties
• notify details of the project to HSE
• co-ordinate health and safety aspects of design work and co-operate with others involved with the project
• facilitate good communication between the client, designers and contractors
• liaise with the principal contractor regarding ongoing design work
• identify, collect and pass on pre-construction information; and
• prepare/update the health and safety file

If you are about to alter or extend a building or structure, thinking of putting up a new one or demolishing an old one, then the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 place a number of specific duties on you. The extent of these duties vary with the type of project that is involved.

COURSE BACKGROUND
This 1 DAY COURSE highlights the legal duties of clients, design professionals, CDM co-ordinators and contractors engaged in construction activities. In addition to the legal obligations, the course is intended to bring to attention the moral and sociological aims of the Regulations.

CDM 2007 shows considerable shift in responsibilities and duties to those formally required under CDM 1994. This course will not only give a clear picture to those new to CDM, but will also detail the requirements and changes under the revised Regulations, which will assist those who had a working knowledge of the old Regulations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All participants to construction projects, including client representatives, professional designers, contractors and facilities managers.

COURSE BACKGROUND
This 1 DAY COURSE is intended to clarify the role of designers under CDM 2007.

The key messages from the HSE in their CDM 2007 references are:
• If you design or specify building work, then you are a designer with new duties under CDM
• Competent designers eliminate hazards and reduce risks – manage the risk, not the paperwork
• Design for safety and health for those that build, use, maintain and demolish – it’s safer by design
• Tell others about significant risks which remain – give the right information to the right people at the right time

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is aimed at people who carry out planning, conceptual, feasibility or detailed design of permanent or temporary works or who dictate or influence design decisions. It will elaborate the approach that designers can adopt and will include short films and pictures to generate discussion on various designer issues. The course is intended to be interactive to enable people to raise and discuss issues related to their own work as designers and the associated implementation of their duties under CDM 2007.

COURSE BACKGROUND

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires employers, occupiers and owners to carry out a fire risk assessment in order to identify the general fire precautions necessary to ensure the safety of persons resorting to their buildings.

This BRAND NEW 1 DAY course will introduce delegates to the legislative requirements relating to fire risk assessment and the methodologies employed when carrying out a fire risk assessment.

This course is ideal for persons seeking a general understanding of fire risk assessment and associated fire safety legislation.

COURSE BACKGROUND
This 1 DAY COURSE will provide an overview of the legal requirements and associated risks of managing all non-residential properties in the private and public sector, and how to go about taking the danger out of buildings.

Feedback

* Yes, it was useful and helped to clarify some area that needed clarity
* A good refresher, a wakeup call in some areas
* The seminar has given us a good overview of the main risks we deal with
* Interactive case studies were an excellent way of engaging with the course

PLEASE NOTE: Though there are no dates planned for this as a public course, the subject is still available as an in- house course. Please do let us know if you would be interested in attending this course as a public course as it will help us with planning for courses in 2012. Thank you.

COURSE BACKGROUND

This 1 DAY COURSE will help delegates understand the current Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations and how these need to be implemented , together with enabling them to recognise the types of material likely to contain asbestos and typical locations where it is found. It will enable delegates to understand what controls are required once asbestos has been identified in a property. The course will be of benefit to all involved with asbestos from either public or private sector backgrounds and the majority of building types.

PLEASE NOTE: There are no dates planned for this as a Public Course. The subject is still available as an in- house course. Please do let us know if you would be interested in attending this course as a public course as it will help us with planning for courses in 2012. Thank you.

- You may be interested in our 'Building Regulations' course which contains an hours content on Part L.

This course will provide professionals within the building industry with valuable practical guidance on how to demonstrate compliance with the new approved documents L1A – L1B and L2A – L2B.
It will focus on the requirements in detail, including the interpretation of the standards and, through the use of case studies involving real projects, will guide you through the compliance route.


SPEAKER ALL VENUES
• Jim Goddard

PLEASE NOTE: There are no dates planned for this as a Public Course. The subject is still available as an in- house course. Please do let us know if you would be interested in attending this course as a public course as it will help us with planning for courses in 2012. Thank you.

- You may be interested in our 'Building Regulations' course which includes an hours content on Part B.

Course Background

The long awaited new version of Approved Document B – Fire Safety, has now been published and came into force on 6 April 2007.

The document is one of a number of fire related publications that will impact on the construction industry in relation to fire issues. The other publications include:-

. Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
. Building Bulletin 100, Designing and Managing Against the Risk of Fire in Schools
. Firecode: HTM 05-02, Guidance to Support Functional Provisions for Healthcare Premises