Building Safety Health Checks

Building safety remains a top priority for social landlords, particularly in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Since 2017, a range of formal regulations and key concepts have been introduced to strengthen accountability and improve safety standards in high-rise and multi-occupied residential buildings. These include the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, the Golden Thread of Information, the role of Accountable Persons, cladding remediation requirements, and a duty to report risks.

ARK’s Building Safety Health Checks support landlords in navigating these responsibilities—ensuring compliance, identifying gaps, and putting resident safety at the forefront.

A Proactive, Independent Review

With over 35 years of experience in social housing, ARK Consultancy provides a critical friend approach, offering independent, expert insights into your building safety compliance. Our Building Safety Health Checks involve a thorough review of your organisation’s safety measures across the ‘Big 7’ key areas of compliance:

The ‘Big 7’ Factors:

1. Fire Safety – Reviewing fire risk assessments, evacuation plans, and ensuring compliance with post-Grenfell regulations.
2. Legionella Management – Assessing water hygiene and Legionella control measures to prevent health risks.
3. Asbestos Compliance – Ensuring asbestos is managed in accordance with safety regulations to protect residents and workers.
4. Gas Safety – Reviewing gas appliance maintenance, testing, and record-keeping for compliance.
5. Electrical Safety – Assessing electrical installations and safety inspections.
6. Lifts & Elevators – Ensuring regular servicing and risk assessments for vertical transport safety.
7. Damp & Mould (Awaab’s Law) – Addressing damp and mould hazards in line with new legislation to protect tenants’ health.

How Our Building Safety Health Checks Work
Our experts conduct a detailed analysis of your existing maintenance and compliance records for all seven factors, identifying gaps in data, overdue checks, or missing inspections. We then visit your offices to review your processes, examining how compliance procedures are managed and what improvements can be made to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

Contact us to find out how our Building Safety Health Checks can help your organisation stay on top of resident safety.