Fire Safety in Construction Management Regulatory issues?

Issues

Building Regulations Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order Construction Design and Management Regulations 2017 Equalities Act Competence?

Considerations Design Phase Construction Phase Operational / Maintenance Phase – Tenant 1 Refurbishment Operational / Maintenance Phase – Tenant 2 ……. Demolition People with mobility issues

How can you effect Fire Safety Management

• Capital Budget (Cheaper Borrowing)? • Reliance on Equipment not people • Difficult and expensive to retrofit • Maintenance Issues • Landlord pays

Design

• Revenue Budget • Reliance on people not equipment • Supports flexible workplace • Perpetual • Tenant Costs

Operational

Fire Strategy?

What is it? Who writes it? Who is involved in deciding what it covers? Does the strategy Can be effected by design

Building Regulations Domestic (Dwelling Houses) and Commercial

Approved Document B – Dwelling Houses

Reference to “Interaction with other legislation” Its about the ‘completed building’

Communal Areas

What happens if the warden is not resident, i.e. mobile? Communal Areas for non sheltered housing

Approved Document B – Buildings other than Dwelling Houses

“Use of Guidance” Reference to “Interaction with other legislation” Its about the ‘completed building’

Interaction with RR (FS) Order

Fire Service “Sign Off”

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order Replaced Fire Precautions Act 1971

The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 The Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (Introduced principle of Risk Assessment

You’re responsible for fire safety in business or other non-domestic premises if you’re: • an employer • the owner • the landlord • an occupier

Responsible Person

Responsibilities

Legislation

Definitions

• Non-domestic premises • Shared premises • Alterations, extensions and new buildings

Carrying out the Assessment

• Identify the fire hazards. • Identify people at risk. • Evaluate, remove or reduce the risks. • Record your findings, prepare an

emergency plan and provide training. • Review and update the fire risk assessment

regularly.

Identification of Fire Hazards

Risk Considerations Building regulations Façade construction Compartmentation The ‘stay put’ principle Evacuation Systems Fire Alarms Sprinklers Tactical response

CDM 2015

CDM

On Site For the Future

Fire Safety

Planning

Regulation 29 Prevention of risk from fire, flooding or asphyxiation Regulation 32 Fire detection and fire-fighting

Enforcement Regulation 36 Enforcement in respect of fire

Construction Phase Plan Appendix 3

Regulation 9 Duties of designers

Evacuation

Challenges – Evacuation

Evacuation Lift

Secondary Electric Supply Additional protection in shaft Design in at start Difficult to retro fit

Summary

Relationship

Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order

CDM 2017 Building Regulations

Where we need to be workingwork in

The Tenant /Building Users

• Need to be involved as engineering may be needed

• How

Evacuation Student Accommodation

Questions

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Tony Parsons, Principle Construction Officer

Cherwell District Council – a brief history of housing

2004 began LSVT process for around 7000 properties Charter Housing Trust Taken over by Sanctuary Housing Retained approx. 30 DIY shared ownership Maintained more traditional relationship with RP’s Provided RP’s with LASHG Build! programme – motivated and inspired by;

Growing Housing Need, Reducing public subsidy, link between employment and Housing Miller Road Project-NEETS Group

Build!® Overview Aim to:

Regenerate Brownfield sites Bring Empty Properties back into use Use public owned land to provide affordable homes

Key goal to offer self build opportunities for local people Watertight shells ‘Affordable Homes’ –both Shared Ownership and Rent Training

Secured grant for Empty Homes, Places of Change, CASSH, AHP !! Over 150 units delivered

Aim to: Regenerate Brownfield sites Bring Empty Properties back into use Use public owned land to provide affordable homes

Key goal to offer self build opportunities for local people Watertight shells ‘Affordable Homes’ –both Shared Ownership and Rent Training

Secured grant for Empty Homes, Places of Change, CASSH, AHP Over 150 units delivered

How do we provide self build housing?

Custom build Watertight shell

Serviced plots

UK trailing behind continental Europe

Traditional barriers – Land, Planning and Finance

Build!® Examples in Bicester

Newton Close: 21 x two and three bedroom homes for shared ownership. Gardeners Close: 42 apartments for affordable rent and shared ownership.

‘Self Builder’ works include kitchens, flooring, second and final fix carpentry, landscaping, tiling and decorating or self finish

Self Build The Orchard Banbury

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• Before • After

Self- Build The Orchard Banbury

Previous OCC Care Home site purchased as part of a package to include sites in Bicester 16 self build homes – 9 two bed and 7 three bed Self Builders provided with training and support as well as decorating vouchers. Discount of up to £10,000 Some homes completed by CDC

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Calthorpe House- Affordable Rent, Self Build

BEFORE AFTER

Demolition of old 3 level council offices to make way for new block of 15 flats over 4 levels (no lifts). Main contractor built shell including all 1st fix M&E, and flat entrance doors to plaster finish including all fire compartmentation - contract value Phase 1/Phase 2 Self-Build (£2.33m all-inclusive development cost) HCA grant funding £415,161 All M&E elements construction managed after main contractor handover by CDC including full time attendance on site during the self build stages. All tenants involved then offered Self-Build options from choosing kitchens, decorations, tiling colours, and white goods to actually carrying out all 2nd fix doors, skirting, wall tiling and decoration.

Calthorpe House- Affordable Rent, Self Build

Rural Self Build - Fenny Compton Rd, Claydon

AFTER BEFORE

Rural Self Build - Fenny Compton Rd, Claydon

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Development of unused land in village, previously being used for garages- (£ 187,000 all-inclusive development cost). No grant funding.

Site developed with one 2 level 2 bedroom detached house for Shared Ownership.

Main Contractor finished to shell all M&E included and plastered. Sell on open market to locals only

Rural Self Build - The Crescent, Steeple Aston

AFTER BEFORE

Rural Self Build - The Crescent, Steeple Aston

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Unused land in village

Site developed with one pair of 1 level/2 Bed Semi-Detached Bungalows Shared Ownership (£306,000 all-inclusive development cost). No grant funding.

Main Contractor finished in same way as Fenny Compton;

Self-Builders completed by agreement kitchens doors and finishing’s etc.

Refurbishment for Shared Ownership - Drapers House.

BEFORE AFTER

Refurbishment for Shared Ownership – Drapers House

. Sold to CDC by A2 Dominion, this listed building was in a state of great disrepair before purchase.

Converted to 4 self contained flats for shared ownership retaining many of the original features as required by the listing.

Estimated final build cost £820,000 with HCA grant funding of £44,000.

AFTER

Rural Self Build - Woodpiece Rd, Arncott

AFTER BEFORE

Rural Self Build - Woodpiece Rd, Arncott

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Unused land between council houses (£447,000 all-inclusive development cost). HCA grant funding £40,000. Site developed to build new block of 3 terraced - 2 level/2 bed homes, for those on housing lists. Some involvement by tenants choosing white goods, decorations and wall tiles.

What next ?

Self finish products Off site manufacturing More rural self build - affordable housing for sale Passivhaus Mixed tenure developments Co-housing Specialist housing working with Oxfordshire County Council

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Off–Site Manufacturing - Banbury Ambulance Station, Cope Road, Banbury

Affordable rents focussing on under 35s. Built in North Wales by F1M providing 26 shared units and 2 self contained flats. Estimated build cost £2.3m with HCA grant funding of £1.2m

Passivhaus Development, Hope Close

Passivhaus Development, Hope Close

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11 two and three bedroom dwellings being sold to families on a shared ownership basis the project will provide capital savings as well as a reduction in costs in use.

Site provided by the Methodist Church and the development includes the replacement of their place of worship with a new chapel which includes a two bedroom flat above.

Estimated total build cost £3m, HCA grant £132,000.

In terms of heating requirements the aim of Hope Close is to provide a ≤ 90% reduction in heating requirements when compared to a standard dwelling.

Likely sales values to be enhanced due to Passivhaus status.

Summing Up

Over 150 units completed covering a range of shell stage self build to refurbishment of derelict buildings for shared ownership £37m building programme due for completion in March 2018 with funding of over £4.8m from the HCA Second and third phases to include a focus on rural affordable self build, passivhaus models to reduce running costs and off- site manufacturing with the potential for a local facility to provide over 200 units per annum Continuing our work with the HCA and DCLG to promote production of innovative affordable housing for rent and shared ownership

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APSE Best Practice in Asbestos Control

Graham Warren ACAD Manager

About me

• Graham Warren • Asbestos sector since 1998 • Analyst, surveyor, project manager,

consultant, client role including an ALMO and now Trade Association Manager

Some highlights since 2013

• Apprenticeship Programmes • Launched unannounced auditing of ACAD

members – unbeatable client assurance • Only organisation that worked with HSE

reviewing Asbestos essentials

About ACAD

• Mainstream Organisation – Build UK/NSCC/CSCS/CITB

• Central aim of raising standards – Recognised by HSE

• Not for profit organisation – Members

Topics

• Operating Safely – CSCS cards for workers on your sites

• Ensuring Best Practice – Where does it come from?

• Future Management – What is ACAD leading on now…

Q: How Do I Get A Blue Skilled Worker CSCS Card?

CLC decision – 1,022 days ago…

• Construction Leadership Council agreed that from January 2015 the industry, including trade associations, contractors, clients and government should specify and promote card schemes carrying the CSCS logo with no equivalents accepted. – The minimum standard for skilled occupations is NVQ Level 2

qualification relevant to the occupation – A transition process to bring all existing cardholders up to the

minimum standard by 2020 will be agreed and implemented

Redundant Routes

• Refresher Training • New Training • Non NVQ Diploma Qualifications

NVQ, levels and size

• L1 to L8 – L2 GCSE A* to C – L4 A Level – L8 Doctor

• Credits – Award 1 to 12 – Certificate 13 to 36 – Diploma 37+

Achievements to date

• ACAD Skill Card – underpinned by NVQ – the standard ACAD has always operated at

• Blue skilled worker cards only renewed via NVQ L2

• Gold supervisor cards now underpinned by NVQ L3 Occupational Work Supervision

In Search of Best Practice

• ALMO experience • Wanted Best Practice solution

– But from where?

• Created the North East Housing Asbestos Management (NEHAM) group to facilitate this

ACAD CPD

• Refresher training approach • ACAD regionals • Perfect fit for client organisations

Latest developments

• Silencers for NPU’s • Live streaming of CCTV/site diaries • Remote monitoring of NPU/DCU/Pressure

differential

CLC Implementation

• Significant cost to sector – 4,000 existing blue card holders needing NVQ L2 – 2,000 gold cards needing L2 AND L3/Combined

qual • Black Manager cards no longer required

– c.£1.5 Million saving • CITB

Future of refreshers

• NVQ are Competence Qualifications • HSE want competent workers • Training does not make you competent

ACAD

• 25th Anniversary next year • Membership is FOC for LA/public sector/NFP • Get involved

Any Questions?

• http://acad.tica-acad.co.uk • grahamwarren@tica-acad.co.uk • 07787 507 215 • Add me on LinkedIn