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Building Control Inspection Flashcards

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How would you inspect a timber frame building and what are they key considerations?

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  • New builds: Identify key risk areas (damp, fire stopping, fixings, membranes, movement joints)
  • Existing: check condition of timber, external to internal (rot, defects)
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What guidance is there to help you carry out Building Control Inspections?

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  • Building Act 1984, - Building Regulations 2010, - Building Regulations (Approved Inspectors) 2010, - British Standards, - BRE guidance notes, - Manufacturers guidance
  • Building Control Performance Standards
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How do the Approved Inspectors Regulations help you with the process of carrying out Building Control inspections?

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They give a legal framework for AI’s to work to and regulate construction.

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What is an Approved Inspector?

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Approved Inspectors are independent bodies that can provide alternative to Local Authority BC Approval. Qualified under Part 2 of BA1984 .

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Who Regulates Approved Inspectors?

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Construction Industry Council, required to undergo audit every 5 years to maintain registration. Governed by BR 2010

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When submitting an Initial Notice what information should be included?

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  • Location/site address
  • Site location plan
  • Extent and scope of work to be undertaken
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For what reason could an initial notice be rejected?

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Section 47 BA 1984

  • Works already commenced
  • Another BCB already appointed
  • lack of information

Decision to be given within 5 days

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For what reason would an AI cancel an initial notice and how would they go about this?

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Regulation 18 of BR AI 2010

  • works contravene building regulations
  • If the AI can no longer carry out its function

Form to be submitted to LA detailing why cancelling initial notice. Known as Reversion

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How would an AI enforce a non-compliance with the building regulations?

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  • Request builder to make works compliant.
  • Builder has 3 months to do so
  • Cancel IN under Section 52 BA1984 and hand back to LA
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What events can cause an initial notice to cease to be in force?

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REG 17 BR2010

  • no final certificate given within 4 weeks of occupation
  • no final certificate given within 8 weeks for residential
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What do you look for when ensuring a fire collar has been correctly installed?

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  • Manufacturers testing and installation certificate
  • competent person carrying out works
  • Correct location as per details
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What other methods are there for fire protecting a downpipe?

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  • fire collars
  • cast iron
  • sleeving if maximum 160mm with high melting point material at least 1m either side of wall/floor
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What is the difference between passive fire protection and active fire protection?

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Passive - system that resists spread fire ie fire doors, compartment walls
Active - System that has triggered response ie sprinkler system, automated fire doors, fire fighters

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When would you expect to see active fire protection to service penetrations?

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When they pass through a compartment wall and through protected escape routes

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Romford Road DS - What advice did you give to ensure structure was safe?

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  • Advised any loose brickwork that was immediately dangerous to be removed. Any structure that couldn’t be made safe to be removed in its entirety.
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If the owner uncooperative, what section of the Building Act would you have used?

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Section 78 - emergency powers in dangerous structures situation

17
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What section of the Building Act covers Dangerous Structures?

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Section 77 - Dangerous Structures

Section 78 - Dangerous structures emergency measures

18
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If you couldn’t locate the owner of the dangerous structure property, how would you find this out?

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  • I would speak to neighbours

- land registry

19
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What would your responsibilities be if you were arranging work and instructing contractors under H&S legislation?

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  • Choose contractor from approved contractor list - already vetted for competence
  • Risk assessment of works given to contractor
  • Ask for contractors risk assessment
  • Scope of works detailed, contract signed
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What does s78 notice involve?

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  • give notice to owner if possible
  • remove immediate danger
  • recover expenses incurred if reasonable
21
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What does s77 notice involve?

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  • apply to magistrates court to order work to made safe
  • remedy work themselves if owner fails to
  • owner subject to fine if fails to comply
22
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What do you need to be careful of when enforcing s78 notice?

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  • court can decide if LA was right to pursue under s78, instead of 77. LA can not recover costs from owner if s77 could have been used.
23
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Who would you use to carry out s78 notice?

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Approved contractor already vetted

24
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Any other legislation you would need to be careful of when instructing s78 works?

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  • H&S
  • CDM
  • Listed Buildings
25
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If building was on a busy high street what advice or action would you have take?

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Would have liaised with emergency services ie police

26
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Bow Road - what action would you have taken if builder didn’t remedy works?

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I would give notice of requirement to remedy within 3 months otherwise I would revert back to local authority

27
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Why would you give them 3 months?

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It gives the LA time to prosecute if necessary

28
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At the start of a project how do you determine site inspection plan and many inspections the site will have?

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  • Building control performance standards give guidance on risk assessing sites and number of visits required/what stages
29
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What’s the minimum number of inspections/time frames you inspect to?

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  • Every 28 days for active sites, every 3 months for non active sites to hold legal control
30
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What’s in the Building Control Performance Stanards?

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  • sufficient policy and QMS
  • sufficient resources
  • consultation
  • advice
  • assessment of plans
  • site inspections
  • records
  • ethics
  • complaints
31
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What quality management procedures do you have in place?

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We have our own QMP’s, however I am aware other companies use ISO 9001 and Total Quality Management

32
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What guidance are you aware of surrounding schools?

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Building Bulletin 100 - fire safety
BB 93 - acoustics
BB 101 - Ventilation

33
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What is your understanding of compartment sizes under BB100?

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800m2 without sprinklers, can increase to 2000m2 with sprinklers. Every floor should be a compartment if no sprinklers. Sprinkler risk assessment is recommended. Property protection over life safety.

34
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What legislation/guidance do we have surrounding safety at sports grounds?

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  • The Safety at Sports Grounds Act 1975
  • Sports Grounds Safety Authority
  • Green Guide to safety at sports grounds
35
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As an inspector, how do you know what building work you are required to inspect?

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Work defined under Regulation 3 and 5 of the Building Regulations 2010

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