UK Building Safety Act: Intermediate

Property & Real Estate - Regulatory compliance
This course is for the building and block managers, property managers, and managing agents who run higher-risk residential buildings on the ground. It turns the Building Safety Act 2022 occupation-phase duties into a working routine: feeding the safety case, keeping the golden thread, operating mandatory occurrence reporting, running resident engagement, managing contractors, and being first to respond when the Building Safety Regulator engages.

By the end, you'll be able to translate the occupation-phase duties into a day-to-day operating routine, contribute to the safety case report, operate building registration and the building assessment certificate, run mandatory occurrence reporting to the threshold and timeline, deliver a compliant residents' engagement strategy, protect the golden thread through contractor change, and respond correctly when the Building Safety Regulator issues a notice or inspects.

Access

Self-Paced Learning

Lessons

11 Lessons

Certification

Certificate of Completion

Price

€300
Learning Objectives
Course Benefits
Modules
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Translate the occupation-phase duties of the Building Safety Act 2022 into a day-to-day operating routine for a higher-risk building
  • Contribute to a safety case report and operate the building registration and building assessment certificate process
  • Run mandatory occurrence reporting: recognise a reportable event, apply the threshold, and meet the timeline
  • Deliver a residents' engagement strategy and complaints procedure that meets the legal duty
  • Manage contractors and information so the golden thread stays intact through change
  • Respond correctly when the Building Safety Regulator issues a compliance or stop notice, or inspects
Benefits for the Organisation

• Reduce the most common occupation-phase failings - a stale safety case, a missed occurrence report, weak resident engagement, a broken golden thread - before they become an enforcement notice
• Turn the Act's occupation-phase duties into a repeatable weekly and monthly routine, so nothing is left to memory or chance
• Evidence completed Building Safety Act training to the Building Safety Regulator, auditors, insurers, and residents with timestamped records
• Standardise the language and escalation route the whole organisation uses, with no improvised handling of a safety concern
• Save your Accountable Person and building managers the time spent rescuing missed hazards and lost golden-thread records

Benefits for Learners

• Know exactly what to do in the first 48 hours when the Building Safety Regulator issues a notice or announces an inspection
• Keep a live safety case and golden thread that stand up to a building assessment certificate application
• Handle a safety concern with the confidence to record what you saw and escalate it to the right duty-holder
• Run a residents' engagement strategy and complaints procedure that meets the statutory duty, not just goodwill
• Pass the assessment knowing every answer traces to the Building Safety Act 2022, its regulations, or Building Safety Regulator guidance, not a study guide

Lesson 1: Welcome and how this works
Meet the people this course is for, see how the lessons fit together, and set out what you will be able to do by the end. Includes the training disclaimer, the England scope, and the as-of date.

Lesson 2: The occupation duties in practice
Map the full set of in-occupation duties to who does what, and turn them into a recurring routine. Work through a managing agent's monthly building safety routine for a 9-storey, 24-flat block - the manager's weekly and monthly rhythm made concrete.

Lesson 3: Building the safety case
Build the safety case report: what it is, the building safety risks it must capture (spread of fire, structural failure), the evidence behind them, and how it is kept live. Work through capturing a cladding and compartmentation risk, drawing on Building Safety Regulator guidance.

Lesson 4: Registration and the building assessment certificate
Register the building, apply for the building assessment certificate when directed, display it, and assemble the key building information. Work through a build-to-rent operator registering a block and preparing its key building information.

Lesson 5: Mandatory occurrence reporting
Operate mandatory occurrence reporting: what triggers a report, the threshold (a structural or fire-spread risk that could cause a significant number of deaths or serious injury), the timeline, and the reporting route. Tell a maintenance log apart from a reportable occurrence with worked cases.

Lesson 6: The residents' engagement strategy in practice
Draft and run the residents' engagement strategy: consulting residents, the complaints procedure, providing safety information, and the residents' route to escalate to the Building Safety Regulator. Work through a real strategy and complaints-handling example.

Lesson 7: Managing contractors and the golden thread
Manage contractors and information through change: change control, the duty to appoint competent people, and information handover. Work through a lift and fire-system upgrade managed without breaking the golden thread.

Lesson 8: When the regulator engages
Compliance notices, stop notices, inspections, and special measures: what each one means and how to respond. Work through receiving and responding to a compliance notice, anchored to a real Building Safety Regulator enforcement action.

Lesson 9: Resources
A working reference library: the verified primary law and secondary regulations, GOV.UK and Building Safety Regulator guidance, and further reading. All links verified at build.

Lesson 10: Final assessment
Ten multiple-choice questions across the occupation-phase duties, the safety case, registration, mandatory occurrence reporting, resident engagement, the golden thread, and the regulator. Eighty per cent to pass, two attempts, and a certificate on completion.

Lesson 11: Provide Feedback and Claim Certificate
Share your feedback on the course and download your certificate of completion.

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Course FAQ's

Who is this course for?

Building and block managers, property managers, and managing agents who run higher-risk residential buildings on the ground, and the operations staff who support them. It assumes Foundation-level awareness of the Building Safety Act and builds the day-to-day operating skills on top.

This is an intermediate course. It assumes Foundation-level awareness of the Building Safety Act; no other prior knowledge is needed.

Where and when can I take this course?

The course can be taken at any time and from any internet-connected device.

Do I need prior knowledge or experience?

This is a foundation-level course, and all concepts are explained in a clear, simple, and practical way. Learners, do not require any previous training or background knowledge.

Can this course be used for company-wide training?

Yes. It is built for the managers and operations staff who run higher-risk buildings, and can be rolled out across every team that operates one.

Do I get a discount if I buy multiple seats for this course?

Yes. Please contact us and we will issue a quote according to your needs.

Will managers be able to track progress and completion?

Yes. Managers and administrators can track learner progress, completion rates, and assessment performance across the course.

This gives clear visibility on engagement and outcomes, making it easier to monitor participation, support staff where needed, and evidence completed building safety training to the Building Safety Regulator and your insurers.

Is this course part of a larger building safety programme?

Yes. This is Course 2 (Intermediate) of the Auren UK Building Safety Act 2022 bundle - the operating course for the managers who run a higher-risk building day to day. It follows Course 1 (Foundation), the awareness floor for all building staff, and is followed by Course 3 (Advanced), for the Accountable Persons, Principal Accountable Persons, and compliance leads who hold the legal duty.

All three courses in the bundle can be taken as stand-alone courses.