competence Archives - The Institute of Construction Management

Building ─ the new Safety Regulator

Written by David Jones on April 10, 2021. Posted in Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Peter Baker, head of England's new Building Safety Regulator, talks about his role in delivering a new regime for high-risk buildings, and how he plans to increase the competence of all professionals working on buildings and ensure effective oversight of the entire building safety environment 'From...

HMO landlords and their managing agents could face unlimited fines following new measures revealed by the Home Office

Written by David Jones on March 19, 2021. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Once legislation is in place, the unlimited fines will be handed out to building owners who are caught obstructing or impersonating a fire inspector as well as to those who breach fire safety regulations under the soon-to-be upgraded Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 legislation consultation...

The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking ─ a new UK product marking for goods being placed on the GB market ─ covers most goods previously requiring CE marking

Written by David Jones on February 1, 2021. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is a new UK product marking that is used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). It covers most goods which previously required the CE marking. Selling goods in Great Britain The UKCA marking applies to most goods...

The Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (MRPQ) Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC) on the mutual recognition of qualifications will no longer apply from 1 January 2021

Written by David Jones on December 30, 2020. Posted in Accreditation, Competence, Registration, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The MRPQ Directive will no longer apply to the UK and there will be no immediate system of reciprocal recognition of professional qualifications between the remaining EEA states and the UK Mutual Recognition Agreement The text of the Future Relationship with the EU features a framework under which...

Competent Organisation …

Written by David Jones on December 9, 2020. Posted in Competence, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The Institute of Construction management is proud to announce that the Registrar of the National CDM Competence Registry™® has awarded new members Dr Andy Painting and David England from Attis the highest level on the register of principal designers. The levels 1 to 6 demonstrate competency in this...

A Reformed Building Safety Regulatory System

Written by David Jones on April 3, 2020. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Government confirms the biggest changes to building safety in a generation New measures announced include: ► mandatory sprinkler systems ► consistent wayfinding signage in all new high-rise blocks of flats over 11 metres tall ► a New Competence regime and standards Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

Technical Due Diligence ─ Redefined by RICS … adopted by ICM too!

Written by David Jones on January 13, 2020. Posted in Competence, General Interest, Quality, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

RICS explain that Technical due diligence of property, when carried out by an RICS member or RICS registered firm, consists of the systematic review, analysis, discovery and gathering of information about the physical characteristics of a property and/or land (the property). The RICS member or RICS...

Fire Safety Training …

Written by David Jones on November 9, 2019. Posted in Competence, Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog, Training. Leave a Comment

Fire Safety Training ... Fire Risk Consultancy Limited work closely with the Fire Service to develop courses to meet their training requirements and have close links with large institutions such as RICS and LABC ─ are proud to be an Institute of Fire Safety Managers approved centre and offer IFE...

The UK construction industry still seeks a comprehensive solution to the problem of ensuring competence

Written by David Jones on October 18, 2019. Posted in Competence, Registration, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The ICM fully applauds and supports the FMB's initiative ... As things stand, many would argue that too few builders and contractors are subject to meaningful checks and balances. This is because, unlike the gas and electrical trades, anyone in the UK can set themselves up as a builder or tradesperson...

FIA Guide to the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Written by David Jones on October 12, 2019. Posted in Fire Safety, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The Building (Amendment) Regulations which came into force in December 2018 introduce new restrictions on the combustibility of materials contained within external walls of “relevant buildings” in England.“Relevant buildings” includes residential and institutional buildings that are more than 18m...

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