Managing Safety-Critical Work in Higher-Risk Buildings (E-learning)

Overseeing Contractors and Safety-Critical Work, Online

Fire door replacements, fire stopping and structural repairs can all affect the protections residents rely on. In occupied higher-risk buildings, weak contractor checks and missing sign-offs can introduce defects that are hidden once the work is covered over.

This online course shows Accountable Persons and the managers who support them how to appoint, supervise and sign off safety-critical work, and how to keep the evidence that it was done properly.

Who Is the Safety-Critical Work Course For?

The course is for those who plan and oversee maintenance and refurbishment work in higher-risk residential buildings in England, including:

• Accountable Persons
• Principal Accountable Persons
• Building safety managers
• Property managers
• Maintenance managers
• Refurbishment project managers

It suits housing providers, local authorities, freeholders and managing agents, and asset teams managing build-to-rent or student accommodation within the regime.

Why Is Safety-Critical Work Training Important?

The Building Safety Act 2022 places duties on Accountable Persons and Principal Accountable Persons in England, and appointing a contractor does not transfer those duties. Building regulations and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 may also apply, depending on the work and the role held.

Checks and evidence need to happen at the right time, before installations are concealed. Contractor vetting should also consider safety records and corrective action, including reports made under RIDDOR 2013.

What's Included in the Safety-Critical Work 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

25+ minutes

Learning Outcomes

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

• Distinguish AP and PAP responsibilities from contractors' duties during safety-critical work
• Check contractor capability and individual competence before approving an appointment
• Identify warning signs in contractor experience, safety records and documentation
• Set up induction, supervision and reporting arrangements suited to an occupied building
• Protect residents, escape routes and fire safety provisions throughout the works
• Respond to unexpected defects and recognise when escalation or occurrence reporting needs to be considered
• Arrange checks and competent sign-off before safety-critical installations are concealed
• Keep appointment records, inspections, approved changes and completion evidence in the golden thread

Course Content

This online Safety-Critical Work course is made up of the following modules:

• Understanding Shared Accountability – coordinating contractors, clarifying AP and PAP oversight and making sure concerns reach the people who can resolve them
• Planning and Appointing Safety-Critical Works – assessing company capability and individual competence, and checking experience, registrations and reporting arrangements before approval
• Managing Works in Occupied Buildings – induction, resident protections, supervision and reporting, and acting on unexpected defects before work is concealed
• Documentation and Record Keeping – linking contractor records to the golden thread and the evidence needed to trace appointments, inspections, changes and completion checks

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 Safety-Critical Work 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
• Reduces the risk of defects being built into an occupied building
• Helps keep a clear evidence trail for every safety-critical job

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
• CDM 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.