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News: Revisions to the Playbook
CIOB says playbook is vital in setting the standard for a safer built environment
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Building Safety Act changes are now included
The Construction Playbook has been
revised to take account of the Building Safety Act. This is the first revision to the playbook, which was published in December 2020. The revisions address carbon reporting, digital and offsite manufacturing technologies, and the Building Safety Act. They also provide access to more resources to aid client/ contractor collaboration.
Fergus Harradence, deputy director for infrastructure and construction at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, said: “This is the culmination of six months’ work, which has involved people from across Whitehall and the construction sector.
“It provides a clearer and more comprehensive approach, as well as
Fergus Harradence, BEIS
practical resources that will help public sector clients and the construction sector manage and report on carbon emissions, and improve the environmental performance of projects and programmes.
“It emphasises the importance of using digital and offsite manufacturing technologies to deliver governmentfunded programmes, and the importance of data interoperability.
“[It also] updates the playbook to take account of key legislative developments, including the Building Safety Act 2022, and the Environment Act 2021.”
Eddie Tuttle, director of policy, research and public affairs at CIOB, said: “This updated playbook, which is vital in setting the standard for a procuring safer and sustainable built environment, comes at a crucial point in the turbulent journey that the UK construction sector has travelled over the last three years.
“CIOB has been an active proponent of the Toolkit as it sets a framework for the industry to work to – whether that involves building safety or levelling up public procurement. ●
Industry safety group urges vigilance on product safety
A key figure in construction’s Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG) has urged the sector to stay vigilant on product safety.
The call came after Kingspan’s K15 Kooltherm insulation board was subject to a prohibition notice from the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OSSG) earlier this year.
Kingspan was forced to remove K15 from sale after concerns that a batch of the product manufactured between August and October 2021 did not meet the claimed fire safety standard. The product is now back on sale and Kingspan said it was confident there “is and was no product safety issue” since the batches concerned achieved Class C classification in large-scale ISO 9705 tests. It said: “We have introduced measures to ensure the issues will not be repeated.”
Referring to the new national regulator for construction products established in 2021, Paul Nash, a member of the ISSG and past president of the CIOB, said: “The question remained, how would the regulator act when called upon and how would industry respond? That question has now been answered and it sends a clear message to other product manufacturers that the safety of those who use their products must come before profit.”
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