This autumn the industry will encounter the next milestones along the government's long road to reforming construction's safety processes, practices and culture through the Building Safety Act. In October, the second and third of three planned gateways come into operation for higher risk buildings (HRBs), completing a safety approval process, led by the HSE as the new Building Safety Regulator, that extends from planning at Gateway 1 to completion at Gateway 3. In the same month, all dutyholders under the CDM Regulations will see their duties extended with respect to all buildings, with government guidance setting out a requirement for them to be competent and 'co-ordinate their work and have systems in place to ensure that building work, including design work, complies with all relevant building regulations'.
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