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The Criminality of Performing Professional Statutory Duties Without Proven Competencies in Building Regulatory Contexts

Written by David Jones on July 26, 2024. Posted in Competence, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The Criminality of Performing Professional Statutory Duties Without Proven Competencies in Building Regulatory Contexts In the realm of construction law, the intersection between statutory duties and professional competencies is not merely a matter of regulatory compliance but also one of legal...

CDM, BSA, B.Regs ─ Dutyholders and Competence Regulations

Written by David Jones on May 28, 2024. Posted in Building Safety Act, Competence, Featured Events, General Interest, Newsletter, Newsletter, Registration, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

CDM, BSA, B.Regs ─ Dutyholder and Competence Regulations The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 insert a new Part 2A into the Building Regulations 2010. This contains detailed requirements on clients to appoint designers and contractors who are competent and new duties...

New Model Insurance clause for PII fire safety …

Written by David Jones on September 2, 2022. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

New model insurance clause covering fire safety risks Cladding projects on high-rise residential buildings developed by the International Underwriting Association [IUA] and UK Government for use in work being completed under the government’s £4.5bn Building Safety Fund ... The Rt Hon Greg Clark, Secretary...

Building Safety Act 2022

Written by David Jones on June 2, 2022. Posted in The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

Building Safety Act 2022 has been given Royal Assent ─ an Act to make provision about the safety of people in or about buildings and the standard of buildings, to amend the Architects Act 1997, and to amend provision about complaints made to a housing ombudsman ... This is the primary legislation...

The Institute of Construction Management recently responded to the British Standards Institute BSI consultation of their proposed publicly accessible standard (PAS) for principal designer

Written by David Jones on February 2, 2022. Posted in Competence, Consultation, Fire Safety, Risk, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

The Institute of Construction Management recently responded to the British Standards Institute BSI consultation of their proposed publicly accessible standard (PAS) for principal designer. This is the new role which will come in to effect under the Building Safety Bill, and is not to be...

2022 ─ ICM Celebrating 180 Years since founding in 1842! ─ rising to the challenge of Digital Age Transformation ─ driving the future of a Safe Sector with Competent Organisations! ─ the voice for construction management …

Written by David Jones on January 18, 2022. Posted in Competence, Fire Safety, General Interest, Quality, Registration, Risk, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

"Wow! ─ what an incredible couple of years!" ─ at the start of 2022 David Jones shares our vision bringing the past, present and future into an interesting alignment with anecdotal waypoints along the recent unique ICM timeline ... ... '20/20 Vision' ─ a term used to express normal visual acuity...

as competently safe as reasonably practicable [ACSARP even?!]

Written by David Jones on January 17, 2022. Posted in Risk, Safety, The ICM Blog. Leave a Comment

"could you have done more?" ... is a great probing question many a judge has leaned across from the high bench to look deeply into the eyes of the lone person sitting alone in the dock having sworn on oath to tell the truth and the whole truth ─ and, those following the current ongoing judge led...

Building Safety Bill ─ Residents’ Voice

Written by David Jones on October 16, 2021. Posted in Accreditation, Competence, Safety, The ICM Blog, Trademark Licence. Leave a Comment

Accountable Persons MUST ensure the effective assessment and management of their building’s safety Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review found that residents did not have a strong enough voice in the management of their buildings. They often: ► did not have the chance to offer views and participate...

Building Safety Bill ─ Draft regulations published

Written by David Jones on October 5, 2021. Posted in Accreditation, Competence, Fire Safety, Quality, Registration, The ICM Blog, Trademark Licence, Training. Leave a Comment

Draft regulations for delegated powers proposed in the Building Safety Bill, published to assist parliamentarians and others with understanding the contents of the Bill The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations [2021] SCOPE: CLICK ON THIS LINK TO ACCESS THE...

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...

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