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Provides a general introduction to methods of test for plastics and covers, content and usage of BS 2782, units, apparatus and reagents, sampling, number and preparation of test pieces, direction of testing and the test report
Details dimensions for sheet steel, cast iron, aluminium alloy or plastics indicator plates. Covers colours and finish, tests for impact resistance, colour stability, resistance to weathering, flexibility and security of removable numerals. Also includes recommendations for fixing.
Defines terms specific to, and in general use by, fire protection agencies. Does not include terms where the standard dictionary definition is applicable, nor terms and definitions which are unique to any small specialised discipline within fire safety.
Considers materials, appearance, dimensions, jointing materials and requirements of unplasticized PVC soil and ventilating pipes. Can also be used in above ground drainage systems.
Dimensions and performance for pipes and fittings made of ABS, MUPVC, PE or PP in nominal sizes of 1¼ by 32, 1½ by 40 and 2/50 for the conveyance of domestic effluent.
Describes a method for assessing the heat emission from building materials when inserted into a furnace at a temperature of 750°C.
Gives general details of test conditions, specimens, apparatus and criteria for fire resistance testing. Appendices provide general guidance information, method for residual loadbearing capacity and operating instructions.
Details test requirements for beams, columns, floors and flat roofs, and walls.
Determines heating conditions, methods of test and fire resistance of products used for walls, partitions, flat roofs, columns, beams, suspended ceilings, doors, shutters, glazing and ceiling membranes.
Details test requirements for partitions, fully insulated, partially insulated and uninsulated doorsets and shutter assemblies, ceiling membranes and glazed elements.
Detailed test requirements for the contribution made by suspended ceilings to beams and by intumescent seals to doorsets and shutter assemblies.
Determines heating conditions, methods of test and fire resistance of products used for walls, partitions, flat roofs, columns, beams, suspended ceilings, doors, shutters, glazing and ceiling membranes.
To determine fire resistance of vertical and horizontal ventilation ducts, with or without branches. To measure ability of fire resistance without dampers.
Measures air leakage of door and shutter assemblies under ambient temperature conditions as being representative of smoke penetration occurring from the early stages or at a remote position from a fire occurring in a building.
Measures the capacity to resist fire penetration when exposed to radiation and flame; and the distance of flame spread on outer surface of roof covering.
termination of the fire test performance of products used as internal linings in buildings, results are expressed as a fire propagation index.
Relates to the method of test to measure lateral spread of flame of vertical products under opposed flow conditions. The flat (composite or assembly) products could be used for walls or ceilings.
Determines heating conditions, methods of test and fire resistance of products used for walls, partitions, flat roofs, columns, beams, suspended ceilings, doors, shutters, glazing and ceiling membranes.
Dimensions and performance for pipes and fittings made of ABS, MUPVC, PE or PP in nominal sizes of 1¼ by 32, 1½ by 40 and 2/50 for the conveyance of domestic effluent.
Gives recommendations and guidance for the design, installation and wiring of electrical emergency escape lighting systems. Also covers the illumination needed for safe movement and recommendations for lighting in areas with fixed seating.
Covers materials, dimensions, fire protection, means of escape.
Details are given for requirements and test methods for heat alarms permanently installed in dwellings or leisure accommodation vehicles (LAVs).
Looks at safety signs that use geometric shapes and safety colours to provide information for actions to take to prevent, or reduce the risk of accidents, or for warning of hazards.
Makes recommendations for the provision of fire detection and fire alarm systems in a wide variety of premises. Covers a range of systems from simple manual (one or two call points) to complex automatic networked systems (comprising detectors, call points, sounders, control panels and indicating panels), pointing out the benefits of each rather than making recommendation of which to be used in specific premises types.
Gives requirements and methods of test.
Constructional and performance requirements for mechanisms intended to hold open (or closed) fire protection equipment such as fire doors, dampers etc., releasing on manual operation or receipt of a fire signal.
For the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems which automatically broadcast speech or warning tones, in response to signals from their associated fire detection and fire alarm systems. Includes systems with a manual facility for the transmission of live voice messages as well as automatically generated messages for emergency purposes.
Recommendations are given for planning, design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of emergency voice communication (EVC) systems in and around buildings and at sports, entertainment and similar venues.
Covers methods of storage, collection, segregation for recycling and recovery, and on-site treatment of waste from residential and non-residential buildings and healthcare establishments. It is applicable to new buildings, refurbishments and conversions of residential and non-residential buildings, including but not limited to retail and offices.
Gives a method of test for the ignitability of fabrics which are used in the construction of large tented structures such as marquees, large tents, temporary buildings, awnings and any other structure utilizing large areas of a flexible membrane other than air supported structures.
Offers recommendations for design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of electrical control arrangements for actuation of mechanisms that unlock, release or open doors in the event of fire. Looks at categories and methods of actuation.
Gives guidance on functional recommendations and calculation methods for smoke and heat control systems for covered parking areas for cars and light commercial vehicles. Covering open-sided and enclosed car parks as well as systems intended to protect means of escape for occupants of the car park or the building housing the car park, systems intended to assist active fire-fighting operations and systems intended to provide smoke clearance following suppression of a fire.
Sets out the framework for the engineering principles of fire safety in building design. Offers recommendations along with guidance for protecting people, property and the environment from fire and covers both new and existing buildings. Gives an overview for the design approach, and then covers the qualitative design review process, qualitative and quantitative analysis, acceptance criteria, quality assurance, reporting and presentation of results.
Provides recommendations for the specification, installation and maintenance of timber-based fire doors. Applicable for doors that are designed to provide fire resistance ratings up to and including 2 hours when tested in accordance with BS 476-22 or BS EN 1634-1.
Code of practice for accommodation of building services in ducts. Gives recommendations for the design, construction, installation and maintenance of fixed ducts in buildings for the accommodation of services. Also covers suspended flooring, ceiling voids and cavities.
Establishes life safety and fire-fighting electrical loads and details the performance requirements of the electrical distribution system in terms of fire survival time, to maintain integrity in defined fire conditions for a specified period.Establishes life safety and fire-fighting electrical loads and details the performance requirements of the electrical distribution system in terms of fire survival time, to maintain integrity in defined fire conditions for a specified period.
Details recommendations for the design, installation, components, water supplies and backflow protection, commissioning, maintenance and testing of fire sprinkler systems to be used for life safety purposes with additional benefits for property and environmental protection in residential and domestic occupancies
Gives construction and performance requirements and test methods for sprinklers operated by change of state of an element or bursting of a glass bulb under the influence of heat.
Presents good practice for the design, installation, testing and maintenance of non-automatic fire-fighting systems including wet and dry fire-fighting mains.
Provides general recommendations and guidance for the design, management and use of buildings, ensuring effective fire protection for all people in and around buildings. It is applicable to new buildings and to alterations, extensions and changes of use of an existing building. Covers the entire life cycle of a building, using a risk assessment approach and risk profiles. Looks at means of escape and evacuation strategy, access and fire-fighting facilities, building structure including load and non-load bearing elements and special risk protection.
Provides recommendations and guidance for the design, management and use of residential buildings, focussing on ensuring the fire safety of all people. Applies to dwellings, residential accommodation blocks and specialised housing. Covers designing means of escape, active fire protection, construction design, stairs and exits, HVAC, ancillary accommodation to flats and maisonettes, access and fire-fighting facilities, and building works.
Provides general recommendations and guidance for the design, management and use of buildings, ensuring effective fire protection for all people in and around buildings. It is applicable to new buildings and to alterations, extensions and changes of use of an existing building. Covers the entire life cycle of a building, using a risk assessment approach and risk profiles. Looks at means of escape and evacuation strategy, access and fire-fighting facilities, building structure including load and non-load bearing elements and special risk protection.
Details requirements for manufacture, performance and testing of panic exit devices for use in a panic situation on escape routes, mechanically operated by a horizontal push-bar or horizontal touch-bar.
Specifies requirements for separate hold-open devices and also for hold-open mechanisms incorporated in a door closer intended to be used on fire/smoke compartmentation doors
Details requirements, test methods and labelling for natural smoke and heat exhaust ventilators, to be installed as a component of a natural smoke and heat exhaust system.
Details are given for methods of test and the requirements for powered smoke and heat control ventilators (fans) which can be installed in ventilation systems. Also gives details for approval of a range of ventilators and their motors from a limited number of tests.
These are designed to hold back smoke at a leaky physical barrier in a building, such as a door (either open or closed) or other similarly restricted openings. Details are given for calculation, test procedures, installation and commissioning procedures. They are intended to offer protection for means of escape (stairwells, corridors and lobbies) and to provide a protected firefighting bridgehead for the Fire Services.
Provides design, installation and maintenance requirements and recommendations for fixed fire sprinkler systems (particularly those integral to measures for the protection of life) in buildings and industrial plant. Covers extent of sprinkler protection, classification of occupancies and fire hazards, hydraulic design, water supply, pumps, spacing and location of sprinklers, pipe sizing and layout, valves, alarms and signage.
Describes conditioning procedures for test specimens and includes rules for selection of substrates for construction products when carrying out reaction to fire tests.
Details the procedure for reaction to fire classification covering all construction products, including those incorporated within building elements. Relates to three categories: construction products, floorings and linear pipe thermal insulation products.
Details are given for procedures to classify construction products and building elements with data resulting from fire resistance and smoke leakage tests. Specifically deals with loadbearing elements without a fire separating function; loadbearing elements with a fire separating function, with or without glazing, services and fixtures; products and systems for protecting elements or parts of the works; non-loadbearing elements or parts of works, with or without glazing, services and fixtures; wall and ceiling coverings with fire protection ability; and lift landing doors.
Details are given for procedures to classify construction products and building elements with data resulting from fire resistance and smoke leakage tests. Specifically deals with loadbearing elements without a fire separating function; loadbearing elements with a fire separating function, with or without glazing, services and fixtures; products and systems for protecting elements or parts of the works; non-loadbearing elements or parts of works, with or without glazing, services and fixtures; wall and ceiling coverings with fire protection ability; and lift landing doors
Specifies the procedure for classification of the resistance to fire performance of construction products and building elements used as components of building service installations.
Details procedures for classification of smoke control system components and covers smoke control ducts, smoke control dampers, smoke barriers, powered smoke and heat exhaust ventilator fans, natural smoke and heat exhaust ventilators.
Gives a set of fire performance classification procedures for roofs/roof coverings exposed to external fire. Includes principles for specimen preparation and testing, selection of the appropriate test method and field of application.
Details the method to determine fire resistance of fire dampers installed in fire separating elements which are designed to withstand heat and the passage of fire, smoke and gases at high temperature.
Determines the fire resistance of smoke extraction ducts. Applicable only to smoke extraction ducts that pass through another fire compartment from the fire compartment to be extracted in case of fire. Represents fire exposure of a fully developed fire.
This European Standard specifies the requirements for factory made calcium silicate products which are used for the thermal insulation of building equipment and industrial installations with an operating temperature range of approximately - 170 °C to + 1 100 °C. Calcium silicate products can be used below - 50 °C. Below the operating temperature of - 50 °C, special tests, regarding the suitability of the product in the intended application are advised (e.g. liquefaction of oxygen). Manufacturer's advice should be heeded in all cases. The products are manufactured in the form of boards, pipe sections, segments and prefabricated ware. This European Standard describes product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, evaluation of conformity, marking and labelling. Products covered by this standard are also used in prefabricated thermal insulation systems and composite panels; the structural performance of systems incorporating these products is not covered. This European Standard does not specify the required level or class of a given property that should be achieved by a product to demonstrate fitness for purpose in a particular application. The levels required for a given application can be found in regulations and invitations to tender. Products with a declared thermal conductivity greater than 0,6 W/(m⋅K) at 10 °C are not covered by this standard. This European Standard does not cover products intended to be used for the insulation of the building structure. This European Standard does not cover the following acoustical aspects: direct airborne sound insulation and impact noise transmission index.
Specifies requirements, test methods, performance criteria, and manufacturer's instructions for smoke alarms that operate using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization, intended for household or similar residential application.
For wallcovering products supplied in roll form, designed for hanging onto internal walls, partitions or ceilings, using an adhesive, whose primary purpose is decorative.
Includes requirements, test methods, evaluation and conformity and marking for fire dampers.
Includes requirements, test methods, evaluation and conformity and marking for fire dampers.
Provides procedures for preparing reports relating to the extended application process using the results of reaction to fire tests, fire resistance tests and external fire exposure to roof tests carried out for fire classification of products and product families
Looks at the influence on fire performance of building hardware items incorporated into hinged or pivoted vertically installed fire door assemblies or vertically installed openable window assemblies, with fire resistance up to and including 240 minutes.
Can be applied to door and shutter assemblies of different types intended for purposes of controlling the passage of smoke in case of fire.
Gives requirements for resistance, serviceability, durability and fire resistance of steel structures.
Applicable to cables for emergency circuits, of rated voltage not exceeding 600/1000 V, including those of rated voltage below 80V, and for optical fibre cables.
This document specifies the characteristics and performance of gypsum plasterboards intended to be used in building construction works including those intended for secondary manufacturing operations. It includes boards designed to receive either direct surface decoration or gypsum plaster. This document covers the following product performance characteristics: reaction to fire, water vapour permeability, flexural strength (breaking load), impact resistance and thermal resistance. The following performance characteristics are linked to systems assembled with plasterboards: shear strength, fire resistance, impact resistance, direct airborne sound insulation and acoustic absorption to be measured according to the corresponding European test methods. If required, tests should be done on assembled systems simulating the end use conditions. This document covers also additional technical characteristics that are of importance for the use and acceptance of the product by the Construction Industry and the reference tests for these characteristics. It provides for the evaluation of conformity of the product to this document. This document does not cover plasterboards, which have been subject to any secondary manufacturing operations (e.g. insulating composite panels, plasterboards with thin lamination, etc.).
Specifies the requirements and methods of test for manual call points in fire detection and fire alarm systems in and around buildings.
Details requirements, test methods and performance criteria for point smoke detectors that operate using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization, used in fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Includes point smoke detectors that incorporate more than one smoke sensor operating on these principles.
Applies to permanently installed new passenger or goods passenger lifts, with traction, positive or hydraulic drive, serving defined landing levels. Looks at significant hazards, safety requirements, protective measures, verification and information for use.
This European Standard specifies the method of test for determining the fire resistance of lift landing doors which may be exposed to a fire from the landing side. The procedure applies to all types of lift landing doors used as a means of access to lifts in buildings and which are intended to provide a fire barrier to the spread of fire via the lift well. The procedure allows for the measurement of integrity and if required the measurement of radiation and thermal insulation. No requirements other than the verification that the specimen is operational are included for mechanical conditioning before the test as these are included in the relevant product standard.
Applies to lifts installed primarily for passengers’ use with additional protection, controls and signals which enable it to be used under the direct control of the fire service. Identifies significant associated hazards, and specifies safety requirements and protective measures. Also discusses verification procedure.
Details four test methods to determine the Vicat softening temperature (VST) of thermoplastic materials.
Establishes the safety identification colours and design principles for safety signs and safety markings used in work places and public areas.
0 Introduction This PAS addresses the new dutyholder role of Principal Designer, which is part of a drive to make buildings safer for the people who occupy them. This drive was galvanized by the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, which prompted a review of the system for regulating high-rise residential buildings. Led by Dame Judith Hackitt, it concluded (among other findings) that the roles and responsibilities of those procuring, designing, constructing and maintaining all buildings (i.e. not just high-rise residential buildings) were unclear, and that competence across the system is variable. The UK government accepted the recommendations of her review, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Final Report, and, after consultation and due parliamentary process, introduced the Building Safety Bill [4]. 1.1 The Building Safety Bill The Building Safety Bill (BSB) 2021 sets out how the Government intends to deliver the principles and recommendations of Dame Judith Hackitt’s report. It aims to ensure that there is greater accountability and responsibility for fire and structural safety issues throughout the lifecycle of buildings. It establishes a new regulatory regime for building safety and introduces more stringent requirements for higher-risk buildings (HRBs). It also sets the scene for instituting a culture change and motivating compliance in the industry. 1.2 Higher-risk buildings The definition of higher-risk buildings (HRBs) is set out in the draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations, 2021 [5]. NOTE The BSB enables the definition of HRB to be reviewed and amended over time by way of amending the Regulations. 1.3 New competence system and BSI FLEX 8670 Complementary work by the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future (CSG) explored the competences needed for safety-critical disciplines working on higher risk buildings [6]. The final report, Setting the Bar, recommended that, as one of the three critical roles with oversight of building safety at each stage of a building’s lifecycle, the Principal Designer role would require enhanced competences, in addition to any discipline-specific competence. The CSG noted that individuals in the role need an overarching understanding of all aspects of building safety and the competence to interrogate design, challenge bad practice, identify major hazards, and minimize safety risks to occupiers of the completed asset. Setting the Bar paved the way for a new system for harmonizing and standardizing the competences needed to determine compliant building safety outcomes in the UK’s built environment industry as a whole, not just in HRBs. The new system of competences is underpinned by BSI Flex 8670, which establishes the overarching framework for behavioural and functional competences needed to improve both building safety outcomes and the dominant culture at work in the built environment sector. It also defines the scope and common terms of reference that discipline-, sector- or role- specific competence frameworks can conform to, aiming for consistency, reliability, and comparability regardless of the disciplines, sectors, or roles involved. NOTE This PAS 8671 is aligned to BSI Flex 8670. 1.4 New dutyholders and the Building Regulations The BSB’s strategy for driving change includes the creation of new dutyholder roles to improve compliance with the building regulations, including that of Principal Designer. Although the new Principal Designer role reflects the role of Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (hereafter referred to as the CDM
4 Functional requirements and core competences COMMENTARY ON CLAUSE 4 The primary aim of the BSB is to improve compliance with the building regulations so that buildings are safer for their users. Except in the simplest projects, the process of compliance, which is significantly affected by the design work, requires a broad range of inputs from many design disciplines using in-depth knowledge, skills, and experience of many kinds and from many professionals in the field of the design and architecture. It is unlikely that a single individual has this range or depth of competence. This is reflected in the duties placed on Principal Designers: the APICD does not require that Principal Designers have the full range and detailed technical knowledge, skills, and experience to understand how every design input can comply as part of an integrated whole. Instead, the APICD requires that Principal Designers plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate the design work. The fulfilment of Principal Designers’ duty to plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate is supported by designers’ duty to be competent to comply with building regulations to the extent required by their domain-specific competence (e.g. as architects, engineers, plumbers, or specialist consultants). It is not sufficient, however, for carrying out the Principal Designer role to be a box-ticking exercise to record designers’ claims of compliance. Individuals in the new Principal Designer role should have the competence to facilitate and orchestrate the design work, and to interrogate design inputs in a way that holds designers to account and achieves regulatory compliance. In overseeing the integration and finalisation of the design work, and liaising with the Principal Contractor, Principal Designers should be competent to analyse and evaluate building safety risks, and act on the resulting conclusions. They should also have an extensive grounding in the relevant technical and legal framework and systems of information management, and the competence to address any project-specific gaps in their own understanding. While this suggests that Principal Designers should have whole-building competence and control of the design work, there are likely to be instances where it is reasonable for other types of designer to undertake the role. The requirements of this PAS are therefore framed to include all kinds of designers regardless of their prior learning, qualifications, and sector- or discipline-specific skills, knowledge, and experience. (See Annex B1). To fulfil the duties under the APICD and the draft Building (Higher-risk Buildings) (England) Regulations, the Principal Designers will need to have a high level of personal integrity and responsibility, and to be able to communicate openly and effectively, which is why appropriate behaviour features as a functional requirement, and why the associated core competences are equivalent to those required by professional codes of conduct. The functional requirements and their related core competences in this PAS are separated into categories for ease of communication and to facilitate competence assessment. In practice, however, the separate categories overlap to a considerable extent and so are expected to be applied evenly and concurrently. The Principal Designer shall demonstrate competence by applying the functional requirements set out in 4.1- 4.8 concurrently in the performance of their duties and in carrying out the role of Principal Designer or managing the function of Principal Designer. 4.1 1 Legal framework and compliance The Principal Designer shall have the competence to oversee the design work during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations. The Principal Designer shall have the core competences relating to the legal framework and compliance at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. NOTE In accordance with Bloom’s Taxonomy, the threshold level of understanding required in each of the core competences is set by the choice of verb. In Bloom’s Taxonomy, there are six levels of understanding in the cognitive domain. From lowest to highest, they are remembering; understanding; applying; analysing; evaluating; and creating. 4.1.1 Core competences relating to the legal framework and compliance for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) demonstrate knowledge about the general regulatory framework and legislation relevant to producing design work sufficient to coordinate ways to comply with relevant building regulations; b) demonstrate knowledge about relevant legislation to produce design work that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations; c) explain and, where they relate to the Principal Designer’s role, use the prescribed procedures introduced under the BSB for all projects, including HRBs; NOTE It is possible for projects that start off as non-HRBs to becomes HRBs and so it is important for all Principal Designers to understand the prescribed procedures for HRBs d) explain the requirements related to HRB design work so that, if built as designed, the HRB building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations; e) demonstrate understanding of own duties, and explain other dutyholders’ duties and competence requirements; f) demonstrate knowledge about relevant legislation sufficient to coordinate the production of information relevant to the planning, managing, and monitoring building work to comply with relevant building regulations; g) demonstrate knowledge about relevant legislation sufficient to oversee the production of information relevant to the coordination of design work and building work to comply with relevant building regulations; and g) demonstrate knowledge about relevant legislation sufficient to coordinate the production of prescribed information for the golden thread of information in relation to HRBs. 4.1.2 Additional core competences for legal framework and compliance with the building regulations for HRBs The Principal Designer shall: 1) analyse legislation related to HRB design work so that, if built as designed, the HRB building work to which the design work relates would meet the applicable legal requirements comply with relevant building regulations; and 2) analyse relevant legislation sufficient to coordinate the production of information relevant to the planning, managing, and monitoring of building work to comply with relevant building regulations. 4.2 Design, coordination and integration The Principal Designer shall have the competence to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the design work and analyse and evaluate its integration during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant regulations. The Principal Designer shall have the core competences for design, coordination and integration at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. 4.2.1 Core competences for the design, coordination and integration for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) plan, manage, and monitor design work during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations; b) plan, manage and monitor design work to coordinate the production of technical design inputs and agreed stage outputs during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations;; c) demonstrate understanding of the principles of building design (including the design of structures, fabric and services) sufficient to hold designers to account in the performance of their duties; d) assess the potential for unforeseen building safety risks to compliance to emerge when separately designed packages of design work are integrated; e) analyse technical design inputs and their integration into the design work to establish the likelihood that, if built as designed, the building work to which the integrated design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations; and NOTE 1 Principal Designers should pay attention to all considerations, including the effect of changes on interdependent design features or strategies, and systems of quality assurance for works, services, products and materials, and their limitations. f) evaluate the design work’s likelihood of compliance if built as designed, communicate results to relevant dutyholders, and coordinate corrective design work. NOTE 2 There are no additional core competences for design, coordination and integration for HRBs. 4.3 Design risk management The Principal Designer shall have the competence to analyse, monitor, manage building safety risks, and make decisions based on building safety risks during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations. The Principal Designer shall have the core competences for design risk management at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. 4.3.1 Core competences for design risk management for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) use the general principles of risk analysis and risk management sufficient to coordinate the identification, monitoring, and avoidance, elimination, mitigation, acceptance and control of building safety risks to compliance in the coordination and production of the design work; b) demonstrate understanding about the common hazards in existing buildings and that arise in design and building work, including those physical and systemic hazards that threaten fire safety, structural safety, and public health, sufficient to hold designers to account in the performance of their duties; c) assess the severity of potential impacts from hazards to coordinate design work that eliminates, avoids, reduces, mitigates, controls or accepts building safety risks in ways that comply with relevant building regulations; d) evaluate the potential for new building safety risks to emerge during the design phase and for the assessed severity of potential impacts of all building safety risks to change during the design phase; e) evaluate building safety risks and orchestrate proportionate responses from the design team during the design phase; and f) demonstrate understanding of the scope of relevant insurances and the limitations of relevant warranties to monitor their effect on building safety risks, and orchestrate proportionate responses from the design team and other dutyholders if building safety risks change during the design phase. 4.3.2 Additional core competences for design risk management for HRBs The Principal Designer shall evaluate building safety risks in connection with the regulated system of mandatory occurrence reporting sufficient to report events related to structural safety or fire safety in HRBs if they are assessed as posing a significant risk to life. 4.4 Design project management The Principal Designer shall have the competence to project manage the production of the design work during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations. The Principal Designer shall have the core competences for design project management at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. 4.4.1 Core competences for design project management for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) analyse the project management processes involved in the coordination and production of design work sufficient to comply with relevant building regulations at the same time as meeting project objectives; b) evaluate the factors that affect the management of the project during the design phase, including the effect of change; and NOTE The factors include: 1) the Client brief and project objectives, including key performance indicators; 2) the chosen procurement route and its effect on the order and progression of the design work; 3) contractual relationships between members of the design team; 4) the regulated duties and functions of members of the project team, including the Client, designers, the Principal Contractor, Contractors, Accountable Person, and Building Safety Manager, and their reciprocal arrangements for cooperating and sharing information relevant to compliance with the building regulations; 5) the limits of the design team’s competence; 6) the assignment of responsibilities in the design team; 7) the available human resources in the design team; 8) the accessibility, currency and accuracy of information about the design work, including audit trails tracking changes; 9) the available project budget; 10) the agreed production programme; 11) the analysis and management of building safety risks; and 12) the effect of insurances. c) demonstrate understanding of the factors that affect design management to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the design work during the design phase. 4.4.2 Additional core competences for design project management for HRBs The Principal Designer shall: 1. demonstrate understanding of dutyholders’ and Building Safety Managers’ duties, functions, activities, tasks and procedures associated with design work so that, if built as designed, the HRB building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations; 2. analyse design progress to identify and report controlled and notifiable changes; 3. create and maintain golden thread information, key building information, the design and build approach document, the fire and emergency file, a partial completion strategy, and the planning statement; and 4. create schedules of own appointees’ responsibilities in the construction control plan. 4.5 Design team facilitation and orchestration The Principal Designer shall have the competence to orchestrate design team coordination and facilitate the production of the design work during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations. The Principal Designer shall have the core competences for design team facilitation and orchestration at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. 4.5.1 Core competences for design team facilitation and orchestration for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) demonstrate understanding of designers’ duties and limits of competence sufficient to assign responsibilities and monitor performance against agreed objectives to produce the design work; b) demonstrate understanding of designers’ duties and limits of competence sufficient to orchestrate the design team coordination and facilitate the production of the design work; c) demonstrate understanding of the factors that motivate design team performance sufficient to comply with relevant building regulations at the same time as meeting agreed project objectives; and d) analyse designers’ limits of competence sufficient to hold them to account for meeting agreed objectives and to identify when additional competence is needed. 4.5.2 Additional core competences for design team facilitation and orchestration for HRBs The Principal Designer shall explain mandatory occurrence reporting procedures to design team members. 4.6 Information management, including the golden thread of information The Principal Designer shall have competence to use information management systems to support the planning, management, monitoring, and coordination of design work during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations, and so that sufficient information about the design work can be handed over to clients, Principal Contractors and replacement Principal Designers to allow them to fulfil the Client’s, Principal Contractor’s or replacement Principal Designer’s duties. The Principal Designer shall have the core competences for information management at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. 4.6.1 core competences for information management for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) use the principles of information management and related systems to coordinate the production of the design work during the design phase and to allow required information to be handed over to clients, Principal Contractors, and replacement Principal Designers; b) demonstrate knowledge about information management systems to plan, manage, and monitor design work and coordinate the design team’s outputs by maintaining relevant information; and c) analyse the principles of information management and related systems sufficient to coordinate the maintenance and communication of information relevant to the planning, managing and monitoring of building work and to allow required information to be handed over to clients, Principal Contractors, Accountable Persons, and replacement Principal Designers. 4.6.2 Additional core competences for information management for HRBs The Principal Designer shall analyse information management systems on projects involving an HRB sufficient to establish and maintain: • the golden thread of information, including the production, monitoring and communication of prescribed information; and • the mandatory occurrence reporting system. 4.7 Communication and cooperation The Principal Designer shall have the competence to communicate and cooperate in overseeing the production of the design work and in carrying out own duties during the design phase so that, if built as designed, the building work to which the design work relates would comply with relevant building regulations. The Principal Designer shall have the core competences for communication and cooperation at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. 4.7.1 Core competences for communication and cooperation for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) use the principles of communication and cooperation sufficient to effectively plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the production of the design work; b) devise and implement strategies for leading the design team to comply with their duties and to cooperate with other dutyholders; c) demonstrate knowledge of communication and cooperation in performing own duty to assist the Client in providing information to designers and contractors; d) demonstrate knowledge of communication and cooperation in performing own duty to liaise with the Principal Contractor and share with the Principal Contractor information relevant to the planning, management and monitoring of the building work and the coordination of design work and building work for the purpose of producing building work that complies with relevant building regulations; e) demonstrate knowledge of communication and cooperation in performing own duty to have regard to comments by the Principal Contractor about complying with relevant building regulations; f) demonstrate knowledge of communication and cooperation in performing own duty concerning relationships with other dutyholders for the purpose of producing building work that complies with relevant building regulations; and g) appraise the need to ask for assistance from appropriately competent persons when the Principal Designer’s role is beyond own skills, knowledge or experience. 4.7.2 Additional core competences for communication and cooperation for HRBs The Principal Designer shall demonstrate understanding of the procedures for notifying the Building Safety Regulator, and applying for completion certificates. 4.8 Appropriate behaviour The Principal Designer shall have the competence to behave appropriately, including by demonstrating a commitment to a strong safety culture and the personal responsibility never to take on duties beyond own competence during the design phase. The Principal Designer shall meet the core competences to demonstrate appropriate behaviour at the level for all buildings and, if working on a project that is or will be an HRB, at the level for HRBs, as set out below. 4.8.1 Core competences to demonstrate appropriate behaviour for all buildings The Principal Designer shall: a) demonstrate behaviour in accordance with the core behaviours set out in BSI Flex 8670 or any code of professional conduct aligned to BSI Flex 8670; b) analyse project-specific requirements and projects’ specific risk profiles and evaluate own competence to undertake the role or manage the functions of Principal Designer before own appointment; c) analyse the amount of support likely to be needed from within own organization and/or from third-party persons to fulfil the duties of Principal Designer for specific projects and use the information to decide whether own competence is sufficient to undertake the role or manage the function of Principal Designer before own appointment; d) analyse the limits of own competence to turn down appointments to be Principal Designer if own competence, even with delegated support, is on the balance of risk insufficient for the needs of a specific project; e) monitor and evaluate project needs and building safety risks to identify gaps in own competence, and act to fill gaps after own appointment; f) monitor and evaluate changing project needs and building safety risks to determine the likelihood that design work will comply with relevant building regulations, and refuse to carry out work if the design work cannot comply with relevant building regulations, after own appointment; g) evaluate understanding of core behaviours to: 1) ask for help; 2) cooperate with other dutyholders; 3) demonstrate having regard for Principal Contractor’s comments related to complying with relevant building regulations; 4) encourage design team members to comply with their own duties and cooperate with other dutyholders; and 5) lead the team, establish a strong safety culture, and inspire teamwork; and h) evaluate understanding of how to manage, maintain and develop own competence to undertake the role or manage the duties of Principal Designer, including through formal and/or experiential learning, and/or by adhering to the terms and conditions of ongoing Principal Designer competence certification of any awarding body, certification body or register aligned to this PAS. 4.8.2 Additional core competences to demonstrate appropriate behaviour for HRBs The Principal Designer shall: 1) evaluate project-specific requirements and projects’ specific risk profiles, and own competence to undertake the role or manage the functions of Principal Designer, before own appointment; 2) assess the amount of support likely to be needed from within own organization and/or from third-party persons to fulfil duties of Principal Designer for a specific project and use the information to decide whether own competence is sufficient to undertake the role or manage the function of PD before own appointment; and 3) judge the limit of own competence in order to turn down appointments to be Principal Designer if own competence, even with delegated support, is on the balance of risk insufficient for the needs of a specific project.