Event details

On a remediation project, it's easy for fire safety to get treated as a checklist of repairs; replace the cladding, fix the compartmentation, sign it off. But defects rarely sit in isolation. A change to one element can undermine another, and without clear ownership of design decisions, gaps open up between what was specified, what was built, and what the regulations actually require.

In this webinar, Matt Clayton, BSA Principal Designer at Global HSE Group will explain the role of the Building Regulations Principal Designer in fire safety remediation, and how that role keeps design decisions accountable and compliant from start to finish.

You'll come away understanding:

  • What the Building Regulations Principal Designer is responsible for, and how that differs from the CDM Principal Designer, a distinction that causes real confusion on site.
  • Why remediation needs to be run as a design-compliance process, not just a programme of works.
  • How fire strategy, architecture, structure, façades, services and passive fire protection have to be coordinated rather than addressed in isolation.
  • Where things go wrong: unclear design responsibility, product substitutions, and changes made during construction without proper sign-off.
  • How the Principal Designer supports traceability and the golden thread, particularly on higher-risk buildings.
  • What effective Principal Designer involvement actually looks like in practice, not just on paper.

The session is aimed at fire safety professionals, building owners and managers, designers, contractors, project managers and anyone responsible for planning or delivering fire safety remediation.

All attendees will receive a CPD certificate.


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Presenters

Brian Sims
Brian Sims

Editor

Western Business Media

Brian has served as the Editor of Security Matters since March 2020 having previously occupied the same role for two other titles (namely Security Management Today and Risk UK) at, respectively, UBM and Pro-Activ Publications. Joining the world of security journalism back in 2000 after a decade of writing for an engineering title (ie Building Services Journal, the official journal of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), Brian – who’s an Honours graduate of the University of Liverpool – has since won several industry awards, among them the British Security Industry Association’s Chairman’s Award for ‘Promoting The Security Industry’ and the Skills for Security Special Award for an ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Security Business Sector’. Further, he has twice been a nominated finalist for the prestigious George van Schalkwyk Award bestowed by The Security Institute, an organisation of which he is an Honorary Fellow.
Matthew Clayton
Matthew Clayton

BSA Principal Designer

Matthew Clayton is a highly experienced Principal Designer and building safety professional with more than 25 years’ experience across the built environment and construction sectors.

              

He specialises in supporting clients and design teams with their duties under the Building Regulations and Building Safety Act, including Principal Designer responsibilities, Building Control requirements and Gateway applications for Higher-Risk Buildings. His background in design, construction safety, CDM and risk management gives him a practical understanding of how regulatory requirements translate into real-world projects.

              

Matthew brings to Global extensive experience advising clients across complex and highly regulated environments, with a strong focus on design compliance, risk management and building safety throughout the project lifecycle.

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