Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA): Impact, Responsibilities & Training
The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is the most significant legislative overhaul of building safety and regulation in decades. Prompted by the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Act marks a fundamental cultural and legal shift for the built environment: moving away from an industry norm of "We believe the building complies" to a rigorous, evidence-based standard of "We can demonstrate how the building complies."
At John Green Training & Consultancy Ltd, we help organisations, duty holders, and professionals navigate these sweeping legal requirements through expert guidance and specialized training.
1. What the Building Safety Act Means for Everyone
The BSA affects far more than just high-rise construction—it impacts the entire built environment lifecycle (design, construction, occupation, maintenance, and alteration).
Key Principles of the Act
Accountability: Responsibilities across the building lifecycle must be clearly defined, assigned, and traceable.
Competence: Individuals and organisations must possess and evidence the appropriate skills, knowledge, experience, and behaviours for their roles.
The "Golden Thread": Building information and safety records must be digitally maintained, accurate, secure, and accessible throughout the building's lifecycle.
Evidence-Based Compliance: Organisations must maintain robust records proving who made decisions, why those decisions were made, and what technical data or testing was relied upon.
Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs) & Duty Holders
For Higher-Risk Buildings (generally residential buildings at least 18 metres high or with at least 7 storeys containing at least 2 residential units), the Act introduces strict gateway processes overseen by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR):
Design & Construction Duty Holders: Clients, Principal Designers, Designers, Principal Contractors, and Contractors must formally manage safety risks, control design/product changes, and verify competence.
Accountable Persons (APs) & Principal Accountable Persons (PAPs): For occupied HRBs, APs and PAPs are legally required to assess and manage building safety risks, maintain safety cases, register buildings with the BSR, and run resident engagement schemes.
2. Our Building Safety Act Training Courses
To help organisations, leaders, and duty holders avoid severe legal penalties, unlimited fines, or criminal prosecution under the BSA, John Green offers comprehensive candidate training.
Our structured training packages cover the core pillars of the legislation and ensure your teams understand their individual and organizational liabilities.
Learning Objectives & Course Modules
Our training courses are designed to give learners practical, actionable knowledge, covering:
Why the Act Was Introduced: Understanding the historical context, systemic failures, and the shift from assumption to verifiable proof.
Scope & Application: Clarifying that the Act reaches across the wider built environment, touching design, refurbishment, product manufacturing, and property management—not just HRBs.
Duty Holders & Accountable Persons: Detailing the legal obligations of Clients, Principal Designers, Principal Contractors, APs, and PAPs.
Competence & Evidence: Equipping organizations to map employee skills, maintain CPD records, and audit professional qualifications properly.
The Golden Thread & Change Control: Teaching teams how to manage product substitutions (avoiding unauthorized swaps), maintain digital audit trails, and document critical decision-making.
Practical Business Actions: Providing a 5-area organizational checklist covering Leadership, Competence, Information Management, Duty Holders, and Change Control.