Health and safety

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Owners and occupiers of commercial and residential premises are subject to various statutory requirements aimed at ensuring the safety of their premises and those living or working in them. Responsibility for compliance may fall solely on the owner or the occupier or may be divided between them.

The materials in this topic cover some of the requirements relating to the safety of premises and those who occupy or visit them which are commonly encountered in practice.

Building Safety Act 2022

The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) introduces fundamental reforms to the law and regulation of building safety, which seek to ‘secure the safety of people in or about buildings and improve the standard of buildings’.

For more information on the various obligations and provisions, see Practice Notes: Building Safety Act 2022—key provisions and issues, Building Safety Act 2022—key issues for property practitioners, Building Safety Act 2022—role and impact of the Building Safety Regulator, Building Safety Act 2022—what is a higher-risk building?, Building Safety Act 2022—higher-risk buildings in occupation and the Accountable Person and Building Safety Act 2022—landlord and tenant issues.

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