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BEIS - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (UK)
BEIS (UK)
| View | Growth Duty: Statutory Guidance |
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CITB - Construction Industry Training Board (UK)
CITB Documents
| View | CDM 2015: Industry guidance for clients |
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| View | CDM 2015: Industry guidance for principal designers |
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| View | CDM 2015: Industry guidance for designers |
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| View | CDM 2015: Industry guidance for principal contractors |
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| View | CDM 2015: Industry guidance for contractors |
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| View | CDM 2015: Industry guidance for workers |
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CLC - Construction Leadership Council (UK)
Construction guidance
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View | Construction Sector - Site Operating Procedures |
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Coal Authority (UK)
Coal Authority Documents
| View | Guidance on managing the risk of hazardous gases when drilling or piling near coal |
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DCMS - Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (UK)
DCMS Documents
| View | Guide to safety at sports grounds |
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DF - Department of Finance (NI)
DFPNI
| View | (NI) Technical Booklet B: Materials and Workmanship |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet C: Site Preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet D: Structure |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet E: Fire Safety |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet F1: Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet F2: Conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet G: Resistance to the passage of sound |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet H: Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet J: Solid waste in buildings |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet K: Ventilation |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet L: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet N: Drainage |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet P: Sanitary appliances, unvented hot water storage systems and reducing the risk of scalding |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet R: Access to and use of buildings |
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| View | (NI) Technical Booklet V: Glazing |
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DHPLG - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (IRE)
DHPLG Documents
| View | Technical Guidance Document B- Fire Safety - Volume 2 Dwelling Houses |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document L - Conservation of Fuel and Energy - Dwellings |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document L - Conservation of Fuel and Energy - Buildings other than Dwellings |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document H - Drainage and Waste Water Disposal |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document E - Sound |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document J - Heat Producing Appliances |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document K - Stairways, Ladders, Ramps and Guards |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document D - Materials and Workmanship |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document A - Structure |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document M - Access and Use |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document F - Ventilation |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document C - Site Preparation and Resistance to Moisture |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document G - Hygiene |
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| View | Technical Guidance Document B - Fire Safety |
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DLUHC - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Approved Documents
| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document R Volume 1: Physical infrastructure and network connection for new dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document R Volume 2: Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document O: Overheating |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document S: Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document F Volume 1: Ventilation in Dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document F Volume 2: Ventilation in buildings other than dwellings |
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View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document L Volume 1: Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings |
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View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document L Volume 2: Conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings |
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Circulars
| View | Building (Amendment) Regulations 2021: circular 01/2021 |
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| View | Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: circular 02/2021 |
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (IRE)
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (IRE)
| View | Transitional Protocol: Good Practice Guidance for Continuing to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 |
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Environmental Protection Agency Documents (IRE)
Environmental Protection Agency Documents
| View | Guidance Note on Site Safety Requirements for Air Emissions Monitoring (AG1) |
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HSE - Health & Safety Executive (GB)
Asbestos Essentials
| View | Advice to managers and sole traders on Asbestos essentials |
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Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC)
| View | Occupational health risk management in construction |
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Asbestos Essentials
| View | What to do if you discover or accidentally disturb asbestos during your work |
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| View | Training |
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| View | Building and dismantling a mini-enclosure |
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| View | Using a Class H vacuum cleaner for asbestos |
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| View | Wetting asbestos materials |
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| View | Personal protective equipment (PPE) |
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| View | Using damp rags to clean surfaces of minor asbestos contamination |
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| View | Personal decontamination |
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| View | Disposal of asbestos waste |
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| View | Statement of cleanliness after textured coating removal |
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HSE Documents
| View | Health and safety for disabled workers and people who work with them |
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HSE Information Sheet
| View | Sector plan for health and safety: Construction |
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| View | Asbestos in some types of marble and other stone: assessing the risk |
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| View | Fire and explosion risks from pentane in expandable polystyrene (EPS) |
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| View | Construction Phase Plan (CDM 2015) |
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| View | Application of health and safety law offshore: Guidance on the legislative changes introduced by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013 |
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HSE Leaflet
| View | When a health and safety inspector calls |
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| View | Protecting the public: What you need to know as a busy builder |
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| View | Keeping your site tidy |
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| View | Understanding COMAH |
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| View | Understanding COMAH: What to expect from the Competent Authority |
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| View | Fee for intervention: What you need to know |
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| View | Guidance on the application of Fee for Intervention (FFI) |
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| View | Essentials of health and safety at work |
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HSE Online
| View | Risk prevention and protective measures in occupied, high-rise residential buildings |
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| View | Building information |
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| View | Identifying building safety risks in occupied high-rise residential buildings |
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| View | Safety management systems: what you need to know |
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| View | Safety case report |
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Health & Safety Guidance (HSG)
| View | Fire safety in construction |
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| View | Electricity at work |
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| View | Health and safety in roof work |
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| View | Asbestos essentials: A task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work |
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| View | Asbestos: The analysts' guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures |
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| View | How to deal with sick building syndrome (SBS) |
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| View | Emergency planning for major accidents |
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| View | Safe use and storage of cellular plastics |
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Health & Safety Regulations (HSR) - Series
| View | The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 - Guidance on Regulations |
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INDG
| View | Gas appliances |
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| View | Managing asbestos in buildings |
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| View | Landlords |
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| View | Need building work done? |
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| View | Workplace health, safety and welfare: A short guide for managers |
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ACOP - Approved Code of Practice
| View | Managing health and safety in construction |
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| View | Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances |
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| View | Workplace health, safety and welfare |
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| View | Safety signs and signals |
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| View | A guide to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 |
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| View | Managing and working with asbestos |
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| View | A guide to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 |
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| View | Personal protective equipment at work |
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| View | A guide to the Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996 |
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HSENI - Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
Documents
| View | Electricity at Work |
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HSA
| View | Confined Spaces in Agriculture |
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ACOP - Approved Code of Practice
| View | NI ACOP - Manufacture and Storage of Explosives in Northern Ireland |
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| View | NI ACOP - Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare |
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| View | NI ACOP - Design, construction and installation of gas service pipes |
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Health and Safety Authority (IRE)
Health and Safety Authority Documents
| View | Construction Safety Action Plan 2022 - 2024 |
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| View | Infection Control Guiding Principles for Buildings Acute Hospitals and Community Settings |
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| View | Safe Evacuation for All - A Planning and Management Guide |
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| View | Load Safety Series Information Sheet - Safe Load Securing of Site Cabins and Prefabricated Accommodation Units |
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| View | Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs) Guidance on Safe Operating Procedures |
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View | Guidance on the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 2016 |
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| View | Working at Height in Agriculture Information Sheet |
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| View | Safety and Health Signs Information Sheet |
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| View | Guidelines On Occupational Asthma |
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| View | Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007 - Small Business Edition |
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| View | Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007: Chapter 1 of Part 7: Safety Signs at Places of Work |
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| View | Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to Safety Signs |
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| View | Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 Part 4: Work at Height |
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| View | Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007: Chapter 2 of Part 7: First-Aid |
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| View | Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007 -Children and Young Persons Section |
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| View | Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 |
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| View | A guide to Maintaining Best Practices in Safety and Health |
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| View | A Short Guide to The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 |
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Irish Government (IR)
On-line Guidance
| View | Ireland's Long-Term Renovation Strategy |
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Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (UK)
DCLG Documents
| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document Q: security in dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document R: High speed electronic communications networks |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: residential care premises |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document M: Access to and Use of Buildings - Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document D: Toxic Substances |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document H: Drainage and Waste Disposal |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document E: Resistance to the Passage of Sound |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document J: Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document G: Sanitation, Hot Water Safety and Water Efficiency |
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View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document R: High speed electronic communications networks |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: factories and warehouses |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: sleeping accommodation |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document L2B: Conservation of fuel and power in existing buildings other than dwellings |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: educational premises |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: small and medium places of assembly |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: large places of assembly |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: theatres, cinemas and similar premises |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: open-air events and venues |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: healthcare premises |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: animal premises and stables |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: transport premises and facilities |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document L2A: Conservation of fuel and power in new buildings other than dwellings |
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| View | Building regulations: guide to available disability data |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document Q: security in dwellings |
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| View | Building Act 1984, as amended by the Deregulation Act 2015 |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document L1B: Conservation of Fuel and Power in Existing Dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document 7: Materials and Workmanship |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document A: Structure |
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| View | Guidance on Building Regulations 2010 |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document P: Electrical Safety of Dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document K: Protection from Falling, Collision and Impact |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document M: Access to and Use of Buildings - Volume 1: Dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document B - Volume 2: Fire Safety (Buildings other than Dwellings) |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document C: Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document G: Sanitation, Hot Water Safety and Water Efficiency |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document L1A: Conservation of Fuel and Power in New Dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document F: Means of Ventilation |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document J: Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems |
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| View | Building Regulations (England) Approved Document B - Volume 1: Fire Safety (Dwellings) |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document B - Volume 2: Fire Safety (Buildings other than Dwellinghouses) |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document B - Volume 1: Fire Safety (Dwellinghouses) |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document P: Electrical Safety of Dwellings |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document C: Site Preparation and Resistance to Contaminants and Moisture |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document A: Structure |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document M: Access to and Use of Buildings |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document E: Resistance to the Passage of Sound |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document H: Drainage and Waste Disposal |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document K: Protection from Falling, Collision and Impact |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document N: Glazing |
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| View | Building Regulations (Wales) Approved Document D: Toxic Substances |
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Planning Circulars
| View | Circular 02/2019: The Building Act 1984; the Building Regulations 2010; new approved document B |
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| View | Circular 04/16: Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2016 |
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| View | Circular 01/2016: Amended Approved Documents to support Part G and Part M of Schedule to the Building Regulations 2010 |
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| View | Guidance on the Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2010 (Amendments and Revocation) |
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ORR - Office of Rail and Road (UK)
ORR Documents
| View | Fire safety risk assessment: offices and shops |
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Office for Product Safety & Standards (UK)
Office for Product Safety & Standards (UK)
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View | Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: Great Britain |
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View | Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: Northern Ireland |
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SEAI - Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (IRE)
SEAI Documents
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View | Energy Saving Credits |
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| View | Better Energy Homes Contractor’s Code of Practice |
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| View | Ireland National Annex/ Datasheet to overarching EPB standards for Dwellings |
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| View | Ireland National Annex/ Datasheet to overarching EPB standards for Buildings Other than Dwellings |
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| View | Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme - Guidance note for public bodies |
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| View | A Guide to Building Energy Rating for Homeowners |
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| View | Energy Efficiency Obligations Scheme - Guidance on authenticating and claiming energy credits |
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View | Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme - Ireland |
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| View | BER Advertising Requirements Guidelines |
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| View | Methodology for the production of Display Energy Certificates (DEC) |
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| View | User Guide to the Calculation Tool for Display Energy Certificates (DEC) for Public Buildings |
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Scottish Government (SC)
Scottish Government Online
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View | Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer workplaces and public settings |
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| View | Social distancing guidance horticulture fruit vegetable sectors |
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The Scottish Government
| View | A Guide to the Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 |
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| View | Methodology for the production of Operational Ratings, Display Energy Certificates and Advisory Reports in Scotland |
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| View | Producing Action Plans: A User Guide to Section 63 Assessments for Scotland using iSBEM |
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UK Government (UK)
Government Documents
| View | Fire safety and high-rise residential buildings (from 1 August 2021) |
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| View | DELETE |
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| View | Advice for building owners: large-scale wall system test 7 |
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| View | Building Standards technical handbook 2017: domestic buildings |
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| View | Building Standards technical handbook 2017: non-domestic buildings |
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| View | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 – Guidance Note No.2 Determinations by the Secretary of State |
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| View | Advice for building owners: Large-scale wall system test with ACM with unmodified polyethylene filler with foam insulation. |
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| View | Advice for building owners: Large-scale wall system test with stone wool insulation |
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| View | Advice for building owners: Large-scale wall system test with ACM with A2 filler with polyisocyanurate (PIR) foam insulation |
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| View | Advice for building owners which have a large-scale wall with Stone wool insulation |
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| View | Building Control Performance Standards |
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| View | Building Regulations and (Amendment) Regulations 2015: circular 01/2015 |
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| View | A guide to display energy certificates and advisory reports for public buildings |
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| View | Building Bulletin 100: design for fire safety in schools |
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| View | A guide to energy performance certificates for the marketing, sale and let of dwellings |
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| View | Local weights and measures authority guidance for energy performance certificates and air conditioning inspections for buildings |
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| View | Competent authority guidance for inspectors on emergency arrangements for COMAH establishments |
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| View | Case study: Warwickshire Oil Storage Ltd |
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| View | COMAH Competent Authority Workstream 2e |
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| View | Secondary and Tertiary Containment of Bulk Hazardous Liquids at COMAH Establishments |
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| View | Inspection of Competence Management Systems at COMAH Establishments |
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| View | COMAH On-site Emergency Planning and Mitigation |
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| View | Off-site emergency planning (COMAH) |
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| View | Safety Report Assessment Manual - section 13 |
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| View | Guidance on the application of regulation 18 - prohibition under COMAH |
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| View | COMAH Competent Authority Workstream 2p 2011/12 |
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| View | Use of the Enforcement Management Model by the COMAH Competent Authority |
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| View | COMAH Remodelling: Investigation Procedure |
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| View | Buncefield Response Programme |
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| View | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Guidance Note 3: Fire safety on sub-surface railway stations |
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| View | Fire safety: guidance for the hospitality industry |
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| View | England becomes smokefree |
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| View | Fire Safety Risk Assessment Supplementary Guide: Means of Escape for Disabled People |
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| View | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Guidance Note No. 1: Enforcement |
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| View | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: a short guide to making your premises safe from fire |
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| View | Fire safety risk assessment: 5-step checklist |
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UK Government Online
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View | Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: fire door guidance |
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View | Fact sheet: Overview |
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View | Check your fire safety responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 |
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View | Fact sheet: Secure information box (regulation 4) |
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View | Fact sheet: Design and materials of external walls (regulation 5) |
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View | Fact sheet: Floor plans and building plan (regulation 6) |
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View | Fact sheet: Lifts and essential fire-fighting equipment (regulation 7) |
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View | Fact sheet: Wayfinding signage (regulation 8) |
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View | Fact sheet: Information to residents (regulation 9) |
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View | Fact sheet: Fire doors (regulation 10) |
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View | Guide for tenants: electrical safety standards in the private rented sector |
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WISH - Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum (UK)
Waste Guidance
| View | Reducing fire risk at waste management sites |
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WRAS - Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (UK)
WRAS Documents
| View | Pipe identification information note |
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Welsh Government
Wales Government Online (WAL)
| View | Guidance on reopening places of worship: coronavirus |
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| View | Taking all reasonable measures to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus in workplaces and premises open to the public |
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| View | NHS COVID-19 app |
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