The Regulator will ask for it. Better to have it ready.
A Building Safety Case Report summarises the safety case for a high-rise residential building: what the building safety risks are, and how they are being managed. Building safety risks mean the spread of fire and structural failure. As Principal Accountable Person you must prepare and update it, and submit a copy with your Building Assessment Certificate application.
What we do
Five stages. First, collation: you receive our BSCR Preparation Guide listing the documents and information needed, with a Required Information Form to confirm what you hold and where it is. We set a return deadline, ideally two weeks, because we cannot start without it. The consultant then begins a desktop review of what you supply, including anything held in Vantify Risk Manager. Second, a site visit to verify the building information, identifying the areas needing inspection and reviewing records held on site. Third, production: the BSCR and a supporting Building Safety Case Pack containing all the documentation it was built from, issued approximately six weeks from the start, subject to receiving the required information. Fourth, a review three to six months after publication, since the report is likely to recommend locating further documentation. Fifth, an annual review.
What you get
- A Building Safety Case Report containing details of the Accountable Persons, who prepared the report, the building description, risk assessments summary, managing risks summary, safety management system, planning for emergencies, and ongoing work and building improvement
- A supporting Building Safety Case Pack holding all the underpinning documentation
- A structured information request so you know exactly what to gather
- A three to six month review after publication
- An annual review thereafter
Why it matters
Where appropriate we incorporate HAZID, a hazard identification methodology based on reviewing particular fire risk scenarios, which is supported by the Building Safety Regulator's own guide on assessing safety risks in high rise residential buildings. That is the difference between a report that lists documents and one that reasons about how this building could fail.
Why Vantify
A staged process with honest timescales and a clear statement of what we need from you, so the six weeks starts when the information is complete rather than when the order is placed.
Scope and limitations
The site visit is not conducted to the level of a full fire risk assessment or fire door survey. It verifies building information to inform the report.
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