Golden Thread, Gateways and Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (E-learning)

Keeping the Golden Thread and Reporting Occurrences

The golden thread is the digital record of the information needed to keep a higher-risk building safe. Under the Building Safety Act 2022, Accountable Persons for occupied higher-risk buildings in England must keep it up to date as far as possible and report safety occurrences to the Building Safety Regulator.

This online course explains what the golden thread should contain, how the three gateways shape the information handed over at occupation, how to keep records current, and when an incident or defect must be reported.

Who Is the Golden Thread Course For?

The course is for those who manage building safety information and reporting for higher-risk residential buildings, including:

• Accountable Persons
• Principal Accountable Persons
• Building safety and records staff
• Housing associations and councils
• Freeholders and managing agents
• Build-to-rent and student landlords

Why Is Golden Thread Training Important?

Missing or disorganised records can hide fire and structural hazards, and gaps at handover can make it difficult to establish what was installed and approved. The Principal Accountable Person must also set up and run an effective mandatory occurrence reporting system.

Under section 87 of the Act, an Accountable Person who fails without reasonable excuse to give the Building Safety Regulator the information it requires about a safety occurrence commits an offence punishable by a fine. Under section 101, an Accountable Person who breaches their duties without reasonable excuse, putting people at significant risk of death or serious injury, commits an offence carrying up to two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.

What's Included in the Golden Thread Course?

• Concise, focused e-learning with full audio voiceover
• Certificate on completion
• Simple login and access on any device, including the iOS and Android app
• Up-to-date content on the Building Safety Act 2022

Delivery Method

Online / E-learning

Course Duration

30+ minutes

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Understand the purpose of the golden thread and the building safety information it usually contains
• Understand the three gateway stages and how each shapes the information handed over at occupation
• Identify the checks to make when receiving building safety information at handover
• Recognise warning signs in handover records, such as an empty change control log
• Understand how the golden thread should be kept digital, secure, accessible and up to date
• Identify the inspection, maintenance and resident records that keep the golden thread current
• Recognise when an incident or defect meets the threshold for mandatory occurrence reporting
• Understand the notice and report stages for reporting an occurrence to the Building Safety Regulator

Course Content

This online Golden Thread course is made up of the following modules:

• The Golden Thread – using the example of a fire door with no installation or certification records to show why the golden thread is needed and what it should contain
• Gateways – the planning, pre-construction and pre-occupation gateway stages
• Receipt and Management – checks to make before accepting the golden thread at handover, and keeping records digital, secure, accessible and up to date
• Keeping Up to Date – the inspection, maintenance and repair records that feed the golden thread after occupation, and recording and responding to residents' safety concerns
• Mandatory Occurrence Reporting – what counts as a mandatory occurrence, the two-stage notice and report process and what can follow a report
• Case Study – a building manager decides whether defective fire stopping found during routine maintenance must be reported, even after a quick repair

Assessment

Learners complete a final assessment before their certificate is issued. The end of course test is:

• 100% online
• Multiple choice
• Passed with a score of 80% or more

Certification

An IIRSM-approved digital certificate is available to download and print as soon as the course is completed, and is valid for three years.

The certificate shows the learner's name, company name, course name, date of completion, expiry date and the name of the approval body.

Why Choose Golden Thread Training with Human Focus?

• Study any time, in short sessions that fit around work
• Less costly and disruptive than classroom training
• Discounts on volume purchases
• Excellent trainee support
• Helps teams spot gaps in handover records before accepting a building
• Gives a clear threshold for when an occurrence must be reported

Course subtitles are available in over 20 languages, including French, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.

This course provides awareness of specific duties under the Building Safety Act 2022. Completing it is not a formal assessment of competence to carry out statutory dutyholder responsibilities.

Related Content

• Health and Safety courses
• Fire Safety courses
• Construction & Engineering courses

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

• Learning management system that delivers training on laptop, PC or mobile app
• Automatically track all learning via online competency matrix
• Combine all records in one place – upload offline certificates
• Share training records via QR code training passport

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.

Human Focus is a global leader in skilled behaviour change in the workplace.

We assist clients in achieving world-class business performance by helping to build skills and change habits that keep workers safer, healthier and more productive.

We were founded in 1992 and have grown over our 30 years of service to form close working partnerships with leading health and safety organisations, insurance companies and trade associations.

Our e-learning system supports subtitles in multiple languages for all courses. After starting any training module, learners can choose their preferred language for the course. Subtitles in any other language can also be added upon request.

Envico is working in association with Human Focus offering e-learning and is not accredited by or associated with any examination bodies, awarding bodies, institutions or organisations in any way whatsoever.