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Building safety guides for accountable persons

Help with building safety risk assessment, managing risk, and safety management systems for high-rise residential buildings

Updates to this page

From:
Building Safety Regulator
Published:
19 September 2023
Last updated:
18 September 2024
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  1. Document attachments updated to include the definition of a high-rise residential building. Information updated about the purpose of assessing risks, risk assessment teams and safety risk scenarios.

  2. The definition of a high-rise residential building has been added. The 'Assessing safety risks' attachment includes extra information about the purpose of assessing risks and risk assessment teams.

  3. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Assessing safety risks in high-rise residential buildings: a detailed guide

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Managing safety risks in high-rise residential buildings: a detailed guide

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Safety management systems for high-rise residential buildings

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Details

These guides are for accountable persons and the principal accountable person of a high-rise residential building.

A high-rise residential building has at least:

  • 7 storeys or is at least 18 metres high
  • 2 residential units

The building must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator before people live there. These buildings are known as higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022.

These guides help you understand how to assess and manage building safety risks. They do not cover all circumstances or constitute legal advice. They are meant for non-specialists to understand their responsibilities under the Building Safety Act 2022.

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