A good building safety case should explain the building, its relevant hazards and how the risks of fire spread and structural failure are being managed.
It should bring together relevant information about the building, risk assessments, preventative and mitigative measures, supporting evidence, known deficiencies and the management arrangements that keep those measures effective.
The emphasis should be on demonstrating effective risk management rather than simply compiling documents or describing compliance processes.
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- What evidence should support a building safety case?
Evidence should support the claims being made about the building and its risk controls.
- How do you assess whether a building safety control is effective?
Control effectiveness should consider whether the control is appropriate for the risk, correctly implemented and working as intended.
- What is a building safety case?
A building safety case is the structured body of information that demonstrates how building safety risks are understood, managed and kept under review in a higher-risk building.
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