From Safety to Savings: Why You Need a Building Safety Manager
12 Nov, 20241-2 minutes
In this blog, you will learn:
- The responsibilities of a Building Safety Manager.
- Who appoints a Building Safety Manager.
- The benefits of appointing a Building Safety Manager.
- Where the latest property jobs are and how to apply for them.
Throughout the UK, Building Safety Managers play a pivotal role in ensuring that high-rise buildings are well maintained and meet safety standards for those who occupy them. In our latest blog, we’re exploring the important responsibilities of a Building Safety Manager and the benefits of appointing this role.
What are the responsibilities of a Building Safety Manager?
A Building Safety Manager plays a multifaceted role within property and asset management. Overall, a Building Safety Manager is responsible for overseeing safety systems, developing and implementing safety protocols and conducting in-depth risk assessments in order to ensure the safety and structural integrity of high-rise buildings.
Building Safety Managers must keep up to date with safety regulations and industry best practice whilst coordinating and overseeing inspections, maintenance activity and emergency response plans for potential safety hazards.
Amongst their responsibilities to ensure fire safety, Building Safety Managers must also collaborate with property owners and regulatory authorities. They must also train and educate occupants and property personnel on safety procedures.
Who appoints a Building Safety Manager?
Across the UK, it is the responsibility of an accountable person, usually the building owner, to appoint a Building Safety Manager.
The accountable person may also be a property management company operating on behalf of the property owner or sometimes, if a property is managed or owned by a local authority or housing association, they themselves are responsible for the appointment of a Building Safety Manager.
What are the benefits of appointing a Building Safety Manager?
There are several benefits to appointing a Building Safety Manager within the UK, especially since recent legislation such as the Building Safety Act 2022. The main advantages of designating a Building Safety Manager, include:
- Centralised oversight.
- Cost-effectiveness.
- Improved communication.
- Long-term structural integrity.
- A safer national building standard.
Centralised oversight
The appointment of a Building Safety Manager is an effective way to ensure there is centralised oversight when it comes to building safety. Having one clear point of contact for any safety issues ensures there is accountability over the implementation, monitoring and improvement of building safety standards.
Should any safety issues or incidents occur, the assignment of a Building Safety Manager means there is someone who can provide answers, take action and lead any action required to ensure the safety of residents and compliance of regulations.
Cost-effectiveness
With the continuous monitoring and maintaining of building safety that a Building Safety Manager is responsible for, this is an effective way to mitigate costly repairs and upgrades to buildings further down the line.
Should a Building Safety Manager spot a potential safety hazard before it escalates, this can save potentially thousands of pounds that it might take to repair the issue.
Improved communication
A Building Safety Manager acts as an effective communicator between residents of a building and a building management team.
The existence of a Building Safety Manager means that safety-related information can be efficiently communicated between all parties with less likelihood of misinterpretation. It also means that any concerns from residents can be addressed in a timely manner.
The effective communication between Building Safety Managers and other parties is essential for fostering a sense of transparency and building trust between the people who manage buildings and those who live there.
Long-term structural integrity
A Building Safety Manager plays an important part in ensuring that a building's safety systems, such as sprinklers, alarms and doors, are well maintained. The better maintained these features are, the better the long-term sustainability of a building.
By successfully monitoring and fixing any wear and tear issues, a Building Safety Manager helps to preserve a building's structural integrity and keep it in good condition for a longer period of time.
A safer national building standard
Through their responsibility to maintain a high level of safety and implement best practice, Building Safety Managers are able to contribute to a wider culture of safety within the property sector.
The expertise and insights of Building Safety Managers throughout the nation can play an instrumental role in forming national regulations and safety standards, creating safer and happier residential buildings for those who reside there.
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