The Building Safety Regulations: Your responsibilities as designers explained
This session will discuss the requirements of the regulations to designers and the ways and means to provide assurance of compliance with Building Regulations.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Understand changes on Building Safety Regulations (BSRs), its objectives and principles.
- Changes to the Building Regulations 2023
- Duty holders’ responsibilities-Client, Designer, Principal Designer, Principal contractor.
- Key documents Information for Duty holders HRB (High Rise Buildings),non-HRBs.
- Transitional arrangements
- Q& A
WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH
- An understanding of building safety regulations in practice.
- Know your responsibilities as designers.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Practicing interior designers that want to know their responsibilities under the Building Safety Regulations in 2023.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Mr Chernor Kamara is a Chartered (CMIOSH) Health and Safety Practitioner and director at Priority Risk Ltd. He has worked extensively with designers, architects, contractors and for a multitude of clients, which include, small builders to Principal Contractors on multi-million-pound developments. He supports clients by providing sound technical advice on CDM, discharging the roles of Principal Designer under CDM and Building Safety Regulations, as well providing competent advice on all Health and Safety matters within the construction industry.
Over the past 7 years, Mr Kamara has been providing free 30 minutes CDM advice to all BIID members.
Additional Information
Please note this event was originally advertised as taking place on Wednesday 27th November before being moved to Monday 25th November.
Once you have registered for this event on Eventbrite you will receive the link to the event content in your confirmation email, and in a reminder email before the event starts.
If this event is fully booked, please join the waiting list. If you are no longer able to attend, please inform the office so that we can give your spot to someone else.
The advertised price does not include VAT.
BIID member rate is open to Registered Interior Designers, Associate members, Provisional Associate members, Student members, Affiliate members, Retired members, Dual International members, and Registered Design Practice employees. Go to the BIID Member Area to secure your promo code to add at the Eventbrite Checkout.
If you have any queries, please email the office at info@biid.org.uk or call 020 7628 0255.
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